a two – party system, one in office, the other in Opposition. But fairly good results can also be obtained when there are fairly solid blocs, each consisting of parties who habitually work together and who have enough in common to permit them to evolve a definite political programme. The classical example of a two – party system is Britain. Britain hates a coalition government, because it contradicts the fundamental principle that the cabinet represents a party united in principle. Britain’s example has been admirably followed in the Dominion countries, although in Australia and New Zealand the anit-Labourite groups formed a partnership in order to defeat their Labourite opponents in 1949.