British Political Life

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British Political Life

Britain is a constitutional monarchy. It means that the head of state is the Queen.Her name is Elizabeth II of the Windsors. She is the head of the Parliament (she opens and closes it) and the head of the English Church. But she doesn´t have a real political power. One of her duties is to appoint the Prime Minister.

Queen Elizabeth is respected by the British. The Heir to the Throne is Prince Charles, his older son´s name is William.

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The Royal Family owns some castles and seats. The official seat of the Queen is Buckingham Palace in London, in Scotland it is

Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Another seat can be found near London:

Windsor Castle.The Queen spends her holiday in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

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The real political power belongs to the government. The government party is the Conservative Party now. Its leader is David Cameron, the Prime Minister. He lives at 10, Downing Street ,Westminster.

The British Parliament has a long tradition.It consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. It is a legislative body.

The official Opposition is formed by the Labour Party.

The right –wing parties usually introduce lower taxes, support businessmen and industrialists and their idea is self-responsibility.

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The left-wing parties want a wellfare state,higher taxes should help to improve education,health care and environmental protection.

The election: You go to the polls, you vote for…….and (s)he is elected.

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