Hey everyone! This is my third article. It will deal with the United Kingdom geopolitics. It will be divided into two parts: the first one will present the country's government and the second one will describe the biggest conflict nowadays in the UK. 

I- Presentation of the country's government

There are three major entities in UK's politics. 

The first one is the Queen. This year, Queen Elizabeth II turned her 90th birthday. Even though she does not have responsibilities in governing the country anymore, she still has several roles such as:

• - Head of the State: the Queen goes on official States visits and receives other Head of States visits in the UK. 
• - Head of the Armed Forces: she is the only person able to declare war and when it is over. 
• - Head of the Church of England: the Queen can appoint archbishops and bishops. 
• - Government duties: she receives documents and reports from ministers and officials that must be read and sometimes signed by herself. 
• - Represents the Nation: the Queen represents the Nation wherever she goes and during celebrations. 

The second one is the Government. 

It is led by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, who selects all the other ministers. The Prime Minister and some other senior ministers belong to the Cabinet: the decision-making committee. The main function of the Government is to represent the British people. Every five years, general elections are held in which British people elect a new House of Commons (entity responsible for the Government). After the election, the monarch chooses the Prime Minister. Usually, the monarch chooses the leader of the party which is most likely to lead in terms of number of members in the House of Commons. 

The third one is the Parliament. 

It is the supreme entity in the United Kingdom. It possesses on its own the legislative power over all the entities in the United Kingdom. The Parliament is divided into two parts: the upper house (House of Lords) and the lower house (House of Commons). 

In theory, the legislative power is vested in the Crown. Nevertheless, the crown and the monarch act with the advice of the the Prime Minister (who usually has the majority in the House of Commons. Indeed, the power is mostly vested in the House of Commons. 

II- The conflicts

As you may know, the major conflict currently in the United Kingdom is the Brexit. This word is a shorthand way of saying the UK leaving the EU, mixing Britain and exit. What is the Brexit? A referendum will be held on 23rd of June in order to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union. In conformity with Prime Minister David Cameron to hold one if he won the general elections, this referundum will be hekd in response to the growing calls from the Conservative politician members and the UK Independence Party. They argue that the EU gained a lot more control over British people everdyday life. Indeed, David Cameron decided to "settle this European question in British politics". 

People who want UK to leave the EU argue that too many rules on business and billions of pounds of charge for membership with little payback are imposed to the UK. In a few words, they believe that Britain is being held back by the European Union. The UK Independence Party is the leader of those wanting to leave the EU. 

In the other hand, people who want to stay believe that this membership brings a big boost such as an easier way of selling things in the Europe and the flow of immigrants that fuels the UK's economic growth. The Labour Party is the main party that wants to stay in the EU. 

Both ideas bring different good things and bad things to the UK, which is why there are so many debates on this crucial matter. 

Thank you guys for reading this article about Geopolitics in the UK. I hope that you enjoyed it and to see you for my next article.