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Liberal thought is based, at a philosophical level, on the concept of maximising personal and individual liberty. Stemming from a critique of medieval society, which was defined by a general lack of personal...

Economic liberalism is a species of classical liberalism and provides the basis for neo-classical economic theory whereas social liberalism is a species of modern liberalism and argues that an unregulated ma...

Mills conception of utility is founded off a more sophisticated and perhaps more elitist version of Benthamite utility. Bentham’s utility embraces a crude conception of happiness which is pleasure in the abs...

The majoritarian British electoral system of First Past the Post (FPTP) is a Single-Member Plurality voting method used to elect members of parliament to the House of Commons during five year fixed term gene...

The undemocratic institution of the House of Lords has been significantly strengthened since 1999 after the reform under the Labour government removed 92 hereditary peers and appointed new Lords rather than ...