[Captain.Remy]

Hi everyone,

As the title says, I have a big homework...about you ! Yes British people, I need you, and more than ever ! My politic teacher asked the class to make a paper about a politic topic. I picked a ball in a big box in order to know which question I will get and this one is about...local power and central power in United Kingdom !

Just could you explain to me, how does it work, the institutions and stuff like that.

Thanks guys !!!

[Captain.Remy]

Could someone help me ? Please it's really important for me !!!

[Dan_]

I'm not quite sure what that question means, I could understand if it was local power and main power, local would be like elected local councillors but central power .

[Matt08]

I don't know anything about politics but you could try looking on wikipedia, that should give a better definition.

[Captain.Remy]

I found a big paper about the local power, but about the central power...

[MarkWaldorf]

I don't get what you mean by local and central power.

[Captain.Remy]

local power and central power is how are organised the powers in UK. I've found a lot of things about the local one !

[Sunny_01]

local power is where we elect a local group to represent us and run the county. Central government is where we elect a specific party to actually run the country!!

[Lil-Lindz]

Local power is usually on like a town scale where each town chooses they way they want their government is going to be run, central power is where you get one group who runs the whole country

[Sunny_01]

Also when we are voting for local it is a councillor who is a member of a specific party, when we vote in our general elections it is a MP (member of parliment) that we are voting for.

Voting in the local elections is not always a great refelction of which party will take the general elections as local councillors can build up great reputations even if they are part of a party that is not that popular which will make people vote for the person rather than the party.

I personally vote on a party basis based on party politics and promises, many others think oooh he looks lovely lets vote for him

[Captain.Remy]

So, If I understand what you said:
For the general elections, you vote for a member of parliment, which one will reprensent a party ?
And how does it work, what's their role, and what are they doing ?
Thank you for your help !

[Sunny_01]

For a general election we are voting for a member of parliment who is from a specific polticial party.

MP's and their roles - I have found you a basic fact leaflet to use

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/u...MP_English.pdf

You could also look on here

http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/p...opposition.cfm

Hope you find them a little helfpul

[Captain.Remy]

Thank you, your help is great !!!