British Politics 101: What is Left & Right?

2024 is a global election year. According to statistics at the beginning of the year, more than 46 countries will hold elections this year. This also includes the United Kingdom. The British General Election is today! (4th July)
The current British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is a member of the Conservative Party. However, many people predict that this election will be won by the Labour Party. What does this mean?
In this video, Susie will help you quickly master the left and right; learn about British politics and the 2024 British general election in 15 minutes!
00:38 British Politics Basics
01:49 Left vs Right Thinking
05:12 The Parties
10:55 Potential Impacts
I would like to declare that this video is intended to provide an objective introduction to the British political system and the current election situation. It does not represent support for any specific political party!
It is also recommended that everyone can further understand the political platforms and candidate backgrounds of each political party, so as to form their own independent political views. In this information age, it is particularly important to develop critical thinking and independent judgment skills. Finally, I would like to remind everyone that no matter which political party wins, the election results may have a significant impact on the UK's domestic and foreign relations. This election not only affects British locals, but is also closely related to many people who care about Britain. Let us pay attention to the results of this election! 🇬🇧
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[@susiewooenglish]

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[@mitchamsathome]

Very well summarized! Thanks Susie!

[@blairechan]

this is my favorite topic, thank you

[@erickhchan2002]

Very good video, but speaking too fast😂

[@johnsonlee9797]

歐美 到現在還沒睡醒 換甚麼人 都沒用 制度太差...要學習中國ㄉ社會主義 才有救..

[@user-qk5tt1zt7b]

No election in my country！

[@austinwen98]

感覺這種主題非常適合舒萱發揮，跟她散發出的氣質很合。

[@user-hg8td4cg5v]

一個影片 讓我學到英文 英國文化 簡單的英國政治生態 還有好多好多有關英國的事情 真棒👍

[@relaxababy]

❤i like this video as it’s so educational. thanks

[@iamhardwell2844]

只需要記得白左是反對種族歧視(只保護黑人)

[@henrybai8204]

mainland speakers be typing traditional chinese characters using mainland slangs

[@21C.NewTaiwanese]

【tactical voting】 這個在台灣就是俗稱的【棄誰保誰】的意思，台灣投票也有類似情況，自己的第一選擇不會當選，但為了不讓討厭的那個人當選，只好勉為其難投給可能超越第一的【第二人選】! ( 心不甘情不願的含淚投票 。。。。。。)

[@tonychan9062]

怪不得貪黑社會全選上去

[@Nelsonng6688]

😂😂

[@Sharer01]

现代民选都一样，还不如古代希腊城邦制😂起码古代希腊城邦制选举是人人负责，现在投票后遇到危险就跑路了😂

[@Liaoson]

根本不一樣好嘛😓

[@weinhsu]

喜歡這種形態的半教學方式，提供的不只是一般生活語言，希望戴能多介紹英國社會不同面向的內容！

[@ting6184]

這集好讚 點出一直很想了解的議題👏我是在倫敦就學和工作的臺灣人，我曾經覺得英國首相可以輕易被替換下來顯得荒謬，耗費資源和顯得政策方向不穩定，但經過這幾年和與對臺灣民主的思考，捨棄短視的觀點，長期來看也許這才是更接近多元的民主風景？政治上只要單一權力趨向定型，就容易腐化，一些老屁股就出來了。 另外關於housing issue我聽過其他說法指不是房子太少，而是跟臺灣類似的購屋當投資，持有多在英國有高比例的外國人投資購屋，價格住得起買的起的房子就自然少了

[@picardtseng]

不是啊！保守黨政府已經上位14年了（換首相只是執政黨家務事而已，這是內閣制），這已經是非常穩定的民主政治。英國也不是像荷蘭那種一堆小黨，每次選舉要湊合個聯合政府都費勁。這次保守黨會慘敗也就是因為坐太久了，老屁股讓選民很失望

[@picardtseng]

英國作為一個路線非常保守穩定的國家，這次Conservative輸這麼慘就是因連續執政14年、老屁股已經坐太久了，尤其是Boris Johnson那副德性...

[@TennSingtsuan9697]

如果按照這制度的話.現在是韓國瑜當首相.

[@picardtseng]

@@TennSingtsuan9697 內閣制的話是黨魁，所以不會是韓（不過聯合政府的首相會協商）

[@wurandy3515]

我覺得英國要來場"大政奉還"，把權力回歸皇權，讓英國重返日不落不列顛的榮耀，All Hail Britannia

[@DanielWang246]

非常感謝Susie提供了這麼棒的影片，除了讓人們能快速了解英國政黨與政治現況，也從中提供了不少相關詞彙！ 但影片中有部分中文字幕，可能會讓不擅英文的觀眾不了解您所要表達的意思！ 1. Party（政黨）一詞，在好幾處，被誤翻為「當事人」。 2. Clean Energy（清潔能源），雖為正確詞彙，但華語使用者更熟知的詞彙為同義詞的Green Energy（綠色能源，或簡稱綠能），因為清潔能源一詞，我一開始看到也不為熟悉，直到我去翻查資料才知道此詞彙是綠能的同義詞。在台灣，人們在報章雜誌與媒體上，更常看到綠能一詞，鮮少使用清潔能源一詞。 3. Phonics Programme 應該是指發音與拼讀的課程，但文中被誤翻為語音程式，該句在文中為「他們的識字率也有所提高，透過語音程式」，正確應該是「透過發音與拼讀的課程，人們的識字率也有所提升」。 總之，感謝您如此用心製作這個影片，謝謝！

[@picardtseng]

要看英國到時候這個組織成立時實際上用什麼term。更重要的是clean energy跟green energy定義不同，一般認知是green energy是指使用自然界可循環的能源如太陽、風等，而clean energy是不排放廢氣（尤其是溫室效應氣體）到空氣中。而定義出相對寬鬆的clean energy顯然就是要把核能拉進來，因為現階段carbon emission control是最急迫的問題。我去查Labour的網頁上能源政策裡，的確主要用clean而不是green，但只是當一般性敘述的形容詞。

[@chrisnlk]

Clean Energy 在香港也會叫「潔淨能原」

[@picardtseng]

@@chrisnlk 也看過翻譯成「清潔能源」的。沒看過台灣這邊有好好討論此議題，因為執政黨的特定立場直接排除核能，所以一定避談Clean energy（他們只要Green energy）

[@dreamsky66666]

不如叫干净能源。大陆好像也没清洁能源这一说。

[@DanielWang246]

@@picardtseng 感謝您的備註！

[@cioulinglin6238]

透過觀看影片，讓自己有機會認識英國政治，還可以學習更多的單字。真的太棒了。

[@marstoh]

作為在英香港人 多謝你提供資訊❤

[@ZhangBangsFury]

她在投訴的右派70萬移民就是香港的合法移民 每個人都要付萬鎊去的 英國公眾不要的是左派的流氓非法入境者 犯法惹事反華又要國家養的 她卻故意混起來講 她可能認為我們亞洲人都很蠢很manipulatable吧 很搞笑耶 因為過去幾十年來上千萬的非法移民她高興地照單全收 才幾十萬香港來的黃種人她就來抱怨不停了

[@wurandy3515]

恭喜你成功潤了

[@user-zh5sc8jm1w]

你地香港人不是不会听普通话吗？😂

[@seanwang7631]

@@user-zh5sc8jm1w 你以為大家都跟你們中國人一樣是文盲嗎......😂

[@caesarmagnus]

真是的，一个个说话都喜欢带入自己的一厢情愿，还总是代入整体，只讲情绪不讲理性的对话真是让人无语。。。

[@simplyfabulous5355]

非常感謝舒萱精彩的解說❤！我是一個久居在英國的臺灣人，結束了超級忙碌的一天，趕上十點關門前去投票😅回到家休息便看到這視頻😙接著等開票啦🤞💪

[@user-hp8fo9bz3x]

工党是搞经济的吗

[@weilu8212]

印度佬被踢出局了，工党没什么能力，还是跟着美国走，美国会施压的。工党这100年干得非常差劲，撒切尔的上台救带英一命😂

[@othk12000]

感謝分享 了解更多現時狀況❤️❤️❤️

[@ching-yanglin5689]

蠻有意思。舒萱一開始介紹左、右翼的觀念時，就很明顯自己是很左的人，但是可以看出來舒萱很努力在介紹的時候可以保持中立。人要隱藏自己的立場真困難呀

[@user-bj8dc1lw1s]

謝謝Susie~~💯💯💯

[@ccd73427]

感謝分享～這集對住在英國的我來說幫助很大！許願能多出這類型深入探討英國的內容💛

[@user-he1vp1nt2x]

今天有空時，來看這集。謝謝Susie🎉🎉🎉 這部影片，我要重複看3次 😊

[@Brandan1227]

謝謝，這期的內容太棒了

[@169OMG]

非常好的解說❤

[@nbo8644]

謝謝舒萱老師用心製作的視頻和文案。大選日非常應時的主題，資訊滿載，亦為我們提供一個討論交流的空間。 每每談及政治的話題，評論區的互動自然更為熱烈。無論政見，相信各位都會如平日般友善與包容，亦期盼拜讀更多就事論事的客觀探討與辯論。

[@zxzhero-lz8sh]

Thank you, Susie Woo! Good lucky for you!

[@peterchen9708]

感謝妳的解說，增加新的知識🎉

[@Roxy.Candace]

這集好棒😊

[@clouis8079]

Very impressive presentation. Thank you, Susie.

[@a2774392]

超讚的講解，謝謝製作這影片！！

[@yckansy]

很少在YT留言，但這是影片真的做得好用心！ 超級詳細的內容真的學到了很多 謝謝舒萱老師 ❤

[@liribest21]

謝謝susie讓剛在英國生活的我,快速明瞭的了解英國政治,好喜歡這個主題

[@chichichi0306]

超愛這集，大概快看第五次了，學到好多東西啊，不管是文化上還是政治相關用法

[@shanhuashi2579]

😂已经看5遍了？ 等我看完3遍，探讨一下

[@wowminopinky]

最近學到的幾個新單字這集講了不少，剛好可以複習，感謝舒萱~內容有趣，整個受益良多。

[@joychim9483]

Thank you so much for your video! You give a clear snapshot on what’s going on in UK. Look forward to your next video! Jia You!

[@rockychen7690]

謝謝介紹，學到很多。剛剛去投票了，這是我第一次在英國投票。

[@gundamw3490]

感謝舒萱🎉 讓我們更了解 英國政治 跟左右翼對英國的影響❤

[@patrickhung4500]

清新開朗的感覺下,觀賞嚴肅話題,又可長知識.戴舒萱的影片不錯喔!

[@wujean2557]

很用心的製作，謝謝妳讓我們能了解英國政治現況！

[@chungyiju]

好棒的分享，謝謝❤

[@austinlee2243]

Your mandarin is good, and your hairstyle looks beautiful😊As a political science student in Hong Kong, you explain UK politics very well and easy to understand. Historical Labour landslide seems inevitable in 2024.

[@ZhangBangsFury]

她在投訴的右派70萬移民就是香港的合法移民 每個人都要付萬鎊去的 英國公眾不要的是左派的流氓非法入境者 犯法惹事反華又要國家養的 她卻故意混起來講 她可能認為我們亞洲人都很蠢很manipulatable 幾十年來千萬的非法移民她高興地照單全收 才幾十萬香港來的黃種人她就來抱怨不停 咪俾佢跣 樣甜心惡毒

[@pyleung4302]

唔知噏了乜

[@stanlee0321]

這集非常棒!!! 很喜歡!!

[@hx828]

Super helpful. Thanks Susie! I think I will come back to view the content at least one more time!

[@JH-ws9me]

Can't agree more! So objective!

[@When_you_are_young]

讲得真好❤

[@nicechine]

非常好的节目，学习了英语和英国文化，非常感谢戴舒萱女士！

[@tzus2ndacc338]

Wow amazing, so much valuable info, especially the explanation and vocab, thank you for sharing!

[@yapyapyap2805]

"Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them."...Thomas Carlyle Thank you Susie, for your elaboration on different political parties. I hope the British people are not going to be let down yet again.

[@user-yu4wr8hg5e]

Brilliant quotes from Thomas Carlye

[@pingyekuo1471]

Not an easy job, but you did phantasmic work!!! Well done! 👍 I love it❤❤❤

[@johnathanpin6641]

I have taken a tactical vote today as well. 😅 Thanks Susie for your vedio again today. I have learnt more than I could on my own.

[@willliamsun7210]

非常好的影片 很喜歡， 謝謝妳

[@ellicktaiwan5131]

很精闢的介紹，感謝您的分享！

[@susiewooenglish]

thank you!

[@xyz88652]

I am going to vote for the first time this afternoon😊

[@charlesliang4850]

Bravo Susie! Well done!

[@SCOTTHUANG123456]

This is very good, and is exactly I have been searched for. Thank you very much

[@paulzhang5066]

中文和英文说的都超好听 太厉害了 有趣的话题 well done, Susie!

[@cb264]

你的影片真的非常underrated

[@user-jv8fz4jg5x]

學到新知識😃👍 謝謝播主

[@MickZhuang]

Great video for a brief understanding of British politics. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@Yellowhow]

這個好這個好 藉由本國人 快速了解國際政治局勢

[@jacktam5935]

👍🏻 an excellent video

[@Goodway117]

戴老師這個主題好棒，感謝您

[@LorentiChau-db3cb]

I forgot to mention . Thanks Susie for your interpretation and explanation about the UK politic . Simple and clear is my comment for your presentation. Thanks

[@nicknien165]

讚讚 左派右派的觀點 放在不同議題、不同國家上有不同的概念 覺得這不是很好的描述或者貼標籤方法

[@willianchanrockin3952]

@5:05 oh lovely Guildford Cathedral... Oh my lovely Uni of Surrey... Good old days back in 1991-93❤️ Good luck GB

[@pyleung4302]

月亮代表我的心

[@willianchanrockin3952]

可惜英國大不如前了

[@nefeliyu874]

我ㄧ直對英國政治很感興趣，非常感謝舒萱用清楚明瞭的方式解釋這個議題，收獲好多好開心❤

[@Jazmyn-bw7rh]

the depth you go into each topic is remarkable, truly enlightening!

[@qinXiao-wx5dm]

你的中文真好、非常感谢分享

[@ericmo1165]

在抖音有大量粉丝

[@kent0955]

Really informative.

[@A-B-B]

謝謝你的簡單又專業的解說❤

[@bindawang3322]

谢谢你。非常好的presentation。

[@anlatak]

The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance. It's obvious we are down to inflation, it is always the middle-class and the poor who take the hit 💔.

[@LufkinAmaro]

I can recall when I was homeless and faced many things in life until $50,000 biweekly began rolling in and my life went from a homeless nobody to a different person with good things to offer!!!!

[@Bosweli]

That is lovely. But if i may ask, how did you come up with so much biweekly?

[@LufkinAmaro]

It's Caroline Maria Bravo doing, she changed my life. A BROKER- like her is what you need

[@LufkinAmaro]

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[@JockFloresca]

Wow 😱 I know her too Caroline Maria Bravo is a remarkable individual who has brought immense positivity and inspiration into my life. Her unwavering wisdom has been an invaluable asset, enriching my journey in countless ways

[@pugubrid]

身為台灣綠黨的黨員！要來報告，這次的下議院選舉，英格蘭與威爾斯綠黨取得了4席，比選前增加了3席的席次❤❤❤ 謝謝戴舒萱老師帶來那麼完整的英國政治普及課❤❤❤

[@piccolinas946]

Clean Energy IS NOT EXIST, DREAMING WILL BE EASIER

[@josephphfan3429]

I have followed your work for several years not only because of your bi-lingual skills but also high quality content as this one. Thank you.

[@freelandLee1987]

Susie said it very well and I have gained a better understanding of the UK ❤

[@petersmith799]

I came from Scotland ❤❤❤

[@HoyinKure]

I’m a British, and I still voted Tory today. We are not entirely apathetic about politics. The Tories have disappointed us a lot, but leftist economics simply do not work. Capital and wealthy individuals can easily relocate nowadays, which means a loss of jobs and wealth of the country. Conservative MPs tend to have more privately educated and higher educated members on average than Labour. There are showcases of British right-wing policies have seen significant success in Hong Kong and Singapore. Thanks.

[@wgemini4422]

Neither the Tory nor the Labor party is economically right wing anymore. For example, a typical right wing economics position is free trade. Neither the conservatives nor the labor supports it, at least not openly. Another interesting position is free movement of people. Economically at least, this is a right wing idea because it benefits businesses to have a cheaper labor force. Again, neither the conservatives nor the labor party dare to support it openly. Staying in the EU is again pro-business, we all know how that worked out for the conservatives. Does either party want a smaller government? Absolutely not.

[@nis2581]

太用心的影片了 獲益良多

[@shuboc]

感謝分享 學到很多！

[@rinoieken]

對中共國有另一個稱法「國家資本主義」(state capitalism)。法西斯德國非常類似當今的中共國。

[@haha99952]

正宗的中國話,發音清晰,音調準確,點讚!

[@user-du7rc7sk4y]

That was the wonderful explain the whole process how it run！I hope know more！Thank you💛

[@RealTY111]

Thank you for your fabulous video❤ really excellent job. Congratulations.

[@user-hu4ve9ob2j]

有得揀總好過冇得揀😅

[@gnoishcnshcha3160]

两党制在民主运行中的负面影响很大,撕裂选民,非友则敌.政策巨变等.四分之三的议席才能组成联合政府.联合政府才会照顾到大部份选民.

[@teresang956]

Great to learn from you! Very nice presentation! Thank you❤

[@xavierjuan]

Thank you Susie. Your video is very useful, especially for those who are living in the UK. If there is any fan meeting event, I'll definitely join it.

[@kimre342]

年齡對左右真的有很大影響，年輕人有理想激情，想改造社會，天然地左傾。40歲以後隨著社會人生經驗累積，明白人性的陰暗面社會各種荒誕是常態，更加傾向現實和保護財富的建制，那是自然右傾。我來自香港經歷80/90年代的黃金盛世，深信小政府大市場自由競爭和法治，可以說是天然右的族群。但Sunak太可恨了一手毀了保守黨，所以今次被逼支持LibDem，儘管他們在Brexit議題上跟我觀點相反。

[@user-ex4er9jk1h]

簡單來說～ 左翼是共產主義 而右翼是資本主義 ❤❤❤❤❤ 小載好棒！

[@MrCc-wj8nb]

左右只在於他們所代表的不同面向，在不同政治環境下左右定义並不一樣。

[@jc96911]

但實際左右翼在於政策，不在於政黨。

[@pyleung4302]

Not at all

[@albertgao7256]

high quality as always :) Thanks Susie 🥰

[@china77summer]

逻辑清晰，内容丰富，实在是太棒了！你的视频我可以反复观看好多好多遍，而且时效性强。In my opinion, you are one of the best English KZbinrs! Thank you for your efforts making this excellent video 🙏

[@CC-kx9jg]

Very well-presented though the topic is a rather difficult one. Highly appreciated.

[@mlyannyily]

this is just an excellent video!!!!!! thank you Susie!

[@huiyingchen]

很感兴趣的话题！ 也很少人可以讲的清楚又仔细 棒棒哒❤

[@alezlod]

what an informative video! very clear and easy to follow as an outsider of British politics 😊

[@weidong7722]

讲得非常清晰易懂，非常棒。受教啦~~~ 谢谢舒萱

[@kk40214kk]

這主題超棒的

[@hellenxiao4948]

感谢你的普及，很棒的视频。

[@S-fi5ox]

Thanks for the explanation to British politics and some key fundamental concepts of politics in general

[@yishabeiermao]

It's a very good video, easy to understand but also very informative!

[@danielpan2159]

Brief and impressive intro! Thank you Susie!

[@leonfoo2349]

Thanks Susie for a quick overview of British politics

[@younelsontube]

Very comprehensive video, thanks!

[@michaeljschen3443]

Good video! Thank you for sharing it!

[@brucelam404]

I've been following you for quite a while now, Susie. I am always impressed by your calm and rational approach when discussing a topic. Sometimes it's not just about the information, but also the tone you use. Many people become emotional and agitated when talking about political matters, making it difficult to make accurate judgments.

[@TonyYung-yy9hu]

謝謝❤

[@ckwaiutube]

Wow ! your putonghua is superb 👍👍