Word: social
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Some people are inclined to take everything so seriously that the slightest amount of humor brings hurt to them," said Jeff K. Wyatt, a co-social editor. "Maybe people need a little more bran in their diets...
...years after that, Williams defected from the Labour Party to co-found the Social Democratic Party, becoming the first person to win a seat in Parliament as a member of the new party. She served as president of the Social Democrats until the party formally merged with England's Liberal Party...
...Williams lost her seat in the 1983 general election when redistricting made her region "unwinnable" for a Social Democrat, another episode in what she calls a "snakes and ladders" political career. "There was always an element of risk," she says of her two stints in Parliament as a liberal representing marginal to conservative districts...
...alliance of the Social Democrats and Liberals saw their representation in Parliament shrink from 25 to six. Although "people liked our policies," Williams says, "we tried to fight with two leaders [and two parties]." The Conservative Party swept to a majority in Parliament in 1987, and against a divided opposition, Thatcher won reelection to Prime Minister with only 43 percent of the popular vote...
...When the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party formally merged this January, the new party elected a new leader and a new president. Though Williams could have sought election in the new party, she opted "for something new." She says, "Given the new [leadership]. I thought it would be much easier for them to take over if I wasn't around...