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Britain’s two party system breaks apart under Thatcher and Benn
The oldest industrial democracy shows the center collapsing as Thatcher shifts the Tories to the right and Benn leads a push toward radical Labor. The rise of the Social Democrats Lib-Liberal alliance threatens the traditional balance, potentially ending the two party system and fostering coalitions and proportional representation.
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Joseph Kraft
London
Britain
Margaret Thatcher
Anthony Wedgewood Benn
Michael Foot
Labor M.p.s
London Labor Briefing
Bennite
Thatcher
Benn
Social Democrats
Liberals
M.p.s
Croydon
Labor Party
Labor
Europe
James Prior