2.2Established political parties Flashcards
1
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what is traditional conservatism?
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- traces back to the 17th century
- very traditional, suspicious of change
- Robert peel dedicated the party to the defence of property and authority against the threat of revolution
2
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what is one-nation conservatism?
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- originally associated with Disraeli, he wanted to bridge the gap between rich and poor to avoid a revolution which is what happened in France
- created a paternalistic society in which there would be a social obligation to look after the disadvantaged
- ‘nobless oblige’
- also created social reform - tried to clean the environment
- patriotic policy (empire)
3
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what are the core principled of the conservative party?
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- a strong defence of the country
- law and order
- protection of property
- respect for the monarchy and the established church of england
- respect for the institutions of power
- love of tradition
4
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what are one nation tories
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- mostly upper class, paternalistic, support welfare state and nationalised industries, try reform group represents these views in parliament
5
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what is Thatcherism / the new right?
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- control of public spending with tax cuts
- privatisation of national industries
- limits to trade union power
- tough approach to law and order
- strong interests abroad
- people taking responsibility for themselves, not relying on the state
6
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who are the ‘5 families’ in the tory party ?
(7)
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- blue collar conservatives, self identified working class MPs about 130MPs
- common sense group, hard right very anti-progressive, religious, 28MPs
- conservative growth group, supporters of the lizz truss economic agenda. 20 members
- european research group, right wing, formerly hard eurosceptic, 21MPs
- new conservatives, mostly red wall , 24MPs
- no turning back group - strongly Thatcherite group
- one nation conservatives - centrist group taking moderate positions in general 110MPs
7
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what is socialism
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- a social and economic system characterised by public ownership of means of production and co operate management of the economy
8
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what are the key features of socialism
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- state needs to create a better life for its citizens
- equality in both social and economic factors
- state !!!!11
9
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current factions in the Labour Party
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- momentum, grassroots left wing group, pro corbyn
- labour first, representing the motor moderate influences, centre or ‘soft’ left
- progress, most centrist and moderate group. in favour of more free market solutions
- compass, left wing, supportive of Starmer but would prefer a more robust approach on issues like Gaza inion strikes and pro-welfare policies
10
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key starmeir labour policies
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- economic stability, no overspending, not borrowing too much
- strong national defence, commitment to NATO and keeping trident
- secure borders, scrap Rwanda scheme and adopt a new policy to deport failed asylum seekers
- reduce energy bills and invest more in green energy
- transport, renationalise the rail network within 5 years
- NHS, increase doctors and nurses pay
11
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what is new labour
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- rebranded labour looking to find a ‘third way’ between old style socialism and free-market capatlism
- led to Blair wining a landslide victory in 1997
12
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what are the key features of new labour
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- emphasis on wealth creation rather than redisribution
- people need to be aware of they responsibilities to the community as well as voting
- responsibility in handling the national finances
- enlisting the public sector to deliver public services
- influence of liberal ideology on labour thinking
13
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what was labour like under Gordan Brown?
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at an emergency time because of economic crash
- treasury pumped money into banking system in attempt to boost economic activity
- he created a new 50% band for those earning 150k +, breaking a promise he made
- argues to maintain public spending rather then using drastic cuts
14
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what was labour like under Ed milliband?
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- shifted slightly to the left, calling for restoration of the 50% band and for an energy price freeze
- camp with the unpopular idea of ‘bedroom tax’
15
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what were labours policies in the corbyn era
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- wanted to get rid of nuclear weapons and withdraw from NATO
- called for large scale investment in industry and infrastructure, denationalisation of the railways
- strongly opposed benefit cuts, wanted to nationalise the NHS to be state run, reduce uni tuition fees from 9k to 6k
- opposed cutting police forces and numbers
