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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Julian Knight, Michael Pattison
May 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
424 pages
11h 27m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 4

Examining Political Ideologies

In This Chapter

arrow Getting to grips with ideologies

arrow Homing in on liberalism

arrow Scrutinising socialism

arrow Keeping the status quo: conservatism

arrow Looking at alternative ideologies

arrow Avoiding extremes in the UK

At its root politics is all about ideas and the British political system, with its parties, politicians and pressure groups, is no different. Behind the sound bites and the arguments that are the cut and thrust of British political debate lie some very big ideas indeed about how individuals should live their lives and how society is organised.

In this chapter I give you the lowdown on the big political ideologies that have shaped and continue to influence modern British politics and those of other countries around the globe.

Understanding What an Ideology Is

Put simply, an ideology is a single idea or collection of ideas relating to how to organise ...

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