2022~2023年,英国政党政治暂时进入了较稳定的状态,但稳定背后潜藏着较大的不确定性,各大主流政党均面临严峻挑战。苏纳克领导的保守党政府在重塑英国和欧盟的关系上取得了一定进展,但在经济增长、民生改善方面乏善可陈。工党依然采取了较为谨慎的策略,但也提出了颇具雄心的绿色议程,而该议程的相关内容遭到了保守党的猛烈攻击。自由民主党持续显示出复苏迹象,未来有望与工党进一步展开合作。苏格兰民族党深陷丑闻漩涡,如果新任领导人不能成功应对该党目前所面临的挑战,可能将影响苏格兰的权力格局乃至整个英国的政党政治版图。
British party politics has entered a relatively stable state during 2022-2023. But beneath the surface of stability lurks greater uncertainty,and all major parties face serious challenges. Sunak’s cabinet has made some progress in reshaping Britain’s relationship with the European Union,but not much in the way of economic growth or the improvement of people’s livelihoods. Labour still takes a cautious approach,but it also has an ambitious green agenda to offer. This agenda has been fiercely attacked and criticised by the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats continue to show signs of revival and are expected to work more closely with Labour in the future. Meanwhile,The Scottish National Party is mired in scandals. If the new leader cannot succeed in addressing the challenges the party now faces,the power dynamics in Scotland and the political map across the UK could change in the next general election.