... of immigration despite its importance to the public. 2015 General Election British Party System Democracy Manifestos Political Parties Textual Analysis Ahead of the 2015 British General Election, most commentators had expected a repeat of the 2010 result: a hung parliament and negotiations to form a new...

...This article explores the nature and dynamic of the British party system and how it shapes up when viewed from a comparative perspective. It specifically examines the enduring strength of the British party system, and at what it shows about the character of the party system. It then investigates...

...Political parties formed the cornerstone of the liberal democracy for which Britain claimed it was fighting in the Second World War. But that conflict represented the most sustained challenge to the British party system during the 20th century. War placed serious obstacles in the way of the normal...