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What are the main functions of political parties? How effectively do political parties fulfil these functions?
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What are the main functions of political parties? How effectively do political parties fulfil these functions? Political parties are key features of parliamentary democracy. Benjamin Disraeli once argued that 'without party, parliamentary government is impossible.' Over time their position at the centre of this country's political system has become more and more unmovable as they have evolved with society. The functions that parties perform within the system show their importance to the political system within not just the UK but most of the rest of Europe as well. During the early - mid 1990's party politics suffered from a dirge of sleaze such as 'Cash for Questions,' within the Conservative Party in particular. In October 1994, the Guardian newspaper revealed that Neil Hamilton - then a minister for the Department of Trade and Industry - had taken money from the owner of Harrods and Fulham Football Club Mohamed al Fayed in return for...
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