Great Britain was established long ago in the Middle Ages during the early modern period following three separate kingdoms and their attempts to be sole rulers. Those land masses were England, Scotland, and Ireland. The realm of politics in Great Britain is a confusing landscape of titles and officiates that confuse someone unfamiliar with the country or political practices. The Monarch is the head of state, while the head of the British government is the Prime Minister.

Exercising their right to elect the platform of their choice, the multi-party system is one that spreads in politics across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The government exercises executive power, and the legislative power is maintained by the two Houses, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.

In British politics, the two primary parties have been the Labour Party and the Conservative Party. These two parties have mainly relied on their size and general elections to remain the dominant asset to politics in Great Britain, however, within the last century they each have been noted as counting on a third party to assist them in producing a working majority within Parliament.

As the years have passed, new parties have sprung up to represent their specified locations, such as the Scottish National Party, Mebyon Kernow (Party of Cornwall). These additional parties have managed to maintain peace in Great Britain, allowing each section to have their own form of British government, without any uprisings.

The real seat of power in politics is the position of the monarch. While the ruling sovereign monarch, Queen Elizabeth II has a vast amount of power, she must maintain an over all balance of her country, by use of wisdom, patience, and discretion. She has the ability at any time to refrain from making choices that were given to her, and to maintain her platform while engaging in politics of the British government.