2 Political parties 2.1 - 2.4 Flashcards
what are left-wing political beliefs?
-emphasizes the importance of creating a fair and equal society through positive state intervention.
like to tax the rich
and not privatize companies
what are right-wing political beliefs?
have the importance of limiting government intervention and focusing on giving individuals as much control over their own lives as possible.
low taxes
make companies private
what is adversary politics and give examples?
It is when there is a period when there are vast ideological differences between the two parties.
Jeremy corbyn believed in socialist views and wanted high tax which was directly conflicting opposition
what is consensus politics give examples?
its when the two parties are so ideologically similar that their policies are also similar.
Tony Blair
embraced conservative principles
free markets
low taxation
what is the political parties elections and referendums act (ppera)
it was an act made to regulate party funding.
sets a limit of 30000 pounds on party spending per constituency on the run up to general elections.
parties had to declare donations over 5000 pounds this was changed to 7500 pounds
explain the tony blair “cash for honours scandal”
2006 labour received 14 million pounds in loans by 12 members
4 members were nominated for life peerage including Chai Patel a health care exec
was investigated but later dismissed however scandal damaged public trust
explain the boris johnson “cash for honours scandal”
wealthy donors particularly those who donated over 3 million were almost guaranteed peerage
lebedev russian british billionaire whos father was a kgb agent was granted peerage and concerns were raised over national security
donors able to buy influence
what ways are parties funded?
membership fees labour has 500k members
donations make up most of the money
Tony Blair received money from Bernie Ecclestone
labour received money from unions
2022 Unite gave 1.8mil whereas GMB donated over a mil
short money which is state money given to opposition parties.
that win 2 or more seats
they cover administrative costs and conservatives receive most of the short money as they are the second biggest party.
should state funding be given to parties ?
FOR
-ensures no scandals on how money is raised eg cash for honors scandal.
-eliminates discrepancy in the amount of money different parties are available to raise
-it would ensure no doubts surrounding foreign interference on political parties and influence from big corps
should state funding be given to parties ?
AGAINST
-controversial decisions regarding how money is allocated to different parties
-get rid of a key element of free democracy that people should be able to financially support any party they wish to and not to support any party they wish not to
-The funding of certain parties could prove contentious
what are the functions of political parties?
select candidates
representation
create policys
what are the functions of political parties starting with selecting candidates?
need to select candidates to fight for local regional mayoral and general elections
2022 Sam Terry was sacked by Keir Starmer due to him being out of touch with his constituency
what are the functions of political parties starting with representation?
they need to represent their members and that everyone in society has a say.
represent winder public in parliament
labors membership has had sharp increase since 2015
what are the functions of political parties starting with creating policies?
they need to establish policies which they believe are in the best interests of the people
these are presented in form of a manifesto
labour promises in the manifesto to kickstart economic growth and make Britain a clean energy superpower
what are the origins of con party?
traced back to the English Civil War
has a collection of royalist supporters
fearful of revolution and change
supporters of the tradition of monarchy and church of England
