Within authoritarian nations, there is usually ideological homogeneity because only one political party is allowed to be prevalent. Inside democratic countries, ideological heterogeneity can be found since multiple political parties are permitted to participate in the political process. The leaders of a political party do not possess an affinity for the other parties, but there are occasions when they conclude that it would be advantageous to cooperate with one of these rivals. Towards the end of the 1990s, the Labour Party assumed control of the British government. This turn of events did not sit well with the individuals in the Conservative Party who had been controlling the United Kingdom for a number of years. These conservatives were presented with a good opportunity to regain control of England as the first decade of the twenty-first century was coming to an end. Around this time, several stories began to appear in British newspapers that were quite damaging to the Labour Party, including reports of party corruption. In 2010, some analysts were predicting that the nationwide elections would result in a conservative landslide. However, this party did not even manage to secure enough votes to take complete control of the British government. Since the Conservative leaders were unable to get the necessary amount of votes, they opted to form a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party, another organization that had been attempting to bring an end to Labour’s dominance in Britain.