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The influence of the Liberal party on UK politics 1974-1983
Liška, Jan ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Kasáková, Zuzana (referee)
The UK general election in February 1974 resulted in the first hung parliament after the Second World War. The result clearly signalled the British two party system is not what it used to be. The people of the United Kingdom was growing dissatisfied with the inability Conservative and Labour governments to tackle the lengthy economic difficulties and other contemporary issues. The dissatisfaction was mirrored by a decline in support for the two main political parties and thereby by an increase of support for third parties, especially the Liberal Party. That is the reason why the Liberal Party enjoyed in this turbulent period from February 1974 general election to 1983 general election a much greater influence on the British politics than at any other point from 1945 to 2010. The aim of this paper is to explore in detail not only the Liberal influence on British politics, but also on British policy and polity. The paper focuses especially on the Lib-Lab pact of 1977-1978, on the birth of the Social Democratic Party and its alliance with the Liberals and on the prospects of the Alliance for the next general election.
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William Ewart Gladstone and the first attempt of Home Rule
Hrubá, Barbora ; Valkoun, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Skřivan, Aleš (referee)
The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to present events that were accompanying the first attempt of home rule bill for Ireland presented by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. At first i tis dealing with social a political context in the second half of the nineteenth century, than with the bill itself and last but not least with reactions of political representatives and public Key words: W. E. Gladstone, Home Rule, C. S. Parnell, Liberal Party, British Empire
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
Blažková, Pavlína ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Perottino, Michel (referee)
Bachelor thesis is concerned with political party Scottish Liberal Democrats that exists in Scotland. Party is part of federal structure of Liberal Democrats which had provided certain autonomy, historically; however, both parties are closely linked. The aim of this bachelor work is to approach the Scottish Liberal Democrats, because outside of the UK, we have little information about them. The work is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to the history of the Liberals since 1945 (a loss of liberal voters), through the year 1988 when the Liberal Party merged with the Social Democratic Party and subsequently formed the Liberal Democrats, to present right before the UK elections 2015. The second part is about political party Scottish Liberal Democrats: Organization and party structure, leader, associated organizations or voters. The special chapter I decided to dedicate is a separate history of Scottish Liberal Democrats since 1988 when was party established. This development is a result of their current position on the political scene of Scotland, United Kingdom and the European Union, which is devoted to the last chapter of this Bachelor work. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The influence of the Liberal party on UK politics 1974-1983
Liška, Jan ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Kasáková, Zuzana (referee)
The UK general election in February 1974 resulted in the first hung parliament after the Second World War. The result clearly signalled the British two party system is not what it used to be. The people of the United Kingdom was growing dissatisfied with the inability Conservative and Labour governments to tackle the lengthy economic difficulties and other contemporary issues. The dissatisfaction was mirrored by a decline in support for the two main political parties and thereby by an increase of support for third parties, especially the Liberal Party. That is the reason why the Liberal Party enjoyed in this turbulent period from February 1974 general election to 1983 general election a much greater influence on the British politics than at any other point from 1945 to 2010. The aim of this paper is to explore in detail not only the Liberal influence on British politics, but also on British policy and polity. The paper focuses especially on the Lib-Lab pact of 1977-1978, on the birth of the Social Democratic Party and its alliance with the Liberals and on the prospects of the Alliance for the next general election.
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