Are Political Parties in Decline? No: Ronald Landes In Defence of Canadian Political Parties Strong point- Ronald Landed mentions that the several functions of a political party focus on the responsibilities of it. His strongest point too lies within the responsibilities of political governing. Walt Bagehot explains that a political party's chief role is to join the government's executive portion to that of the legislative portion. In short, Bagelot believes that parties force the government to run smoother, and encourage them to solve more problems. Weak point- Landes' weakest point is in regards to the function of party financing. More spefical