Today we learned about politics in the United Kingdom in the English class. I think it was a bit difficult to understand how the politics in the United Kingdom works today, but we are going to work more with this subject, therefore I expect that I understand it a bit more a week from now.
We learned about the Parliament and how the functions in the British politics are divided between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons makes new laws, is a watchdog over the government and it can give or refuse to give its assent to the government. The House of Commons has the power to force a government to resign.
The House of Lords is the Second Chamber of Parliament. The House of Lords has gradually lost power over the last centuries, and huge changes were made in 1999. For example went the numbers of hereditary peers from 800 to only 92. The House of Lords main functions today is to revise what the House of Commons have decided. The House of Lords debates many issues of current interest, and they keep an eye on what the government is doing.
Maybe I’ll write something more about the politics in the United Kingdom next week J
I think you have a lot of good points here and I also hope you will be able to go deeper into the subjects next week. It usually takes time to understand the different centers of power!
SvarSlettHi Maria! This is a good post and I think you have learned quite a bit. I'm looking forward to read the next blogpost about the subject. :)
SvarSlettThis was a good blog post. Very cute that you're saying that you didn't get it all straight away. It was easy to get a main overview of how the British politicial system works. I'm looking forward to reading some future blog posts about British politics from you!
SvarSlettHi Maria,
SvarSlettI was sick last week so I can't say I know a lot about politics in the United Kingdom. However your post was very interesting. Now I can say that I know the basics, thanks!
A nice post, easy to read and gives a great overview. However, there is one semi-mistake: "The House of Commons has the power to force a government to resign."
SvarSlettThis is only in theory, as the government (cabinet) always has the majority of the seats in the House of Commons, and motion of no-confidence (mistillitsforslag) will always be turned down. This has led to the saying that in the UK, they elect their dictators for five-year terms.