background

Question 1

why did Labour fail to gain power (divisions)

Answer 1

• divisions - SDP party Jenkins, Williams, Owens, Rodgers
• Militant tendency = left wing group
• took over local councils in Liverpool , sacked the employees as a political protest

Question 2

why was the 1983 manifesto classed as ‘the longest suicide note of history’?

Answer 2

stated Labour’s stance on nuclear weapons
economic policies: Labour Party negative image of handling the economy (winter of discontent 1979)
their move towards collectivism through a removal of privatisation and push for nationalisation

Question 3

nature of Labour Party in 1980

Answer 3

the Labour Party of 1980 is increasingly out of touch with the needs of the people
- individuals are now more interested in consumerism and individualism, post-war consensus does not carry the same value and more, Thatcherism is a key principle

Question 4

when was Kinnock leader of the Labour Party from?

Answer 4

1984-1989