Chapter 2.1 - main political parties Flashcards
what are the features of traditional conservatism
- sticking to the status quo and fared ‘violent and destabilising’ innovation
as Hobbes wrote in leviathan where he argued that. if there wasn’t a strong government to control its citizens then anarchy would ensue - Edmund burke wrote of the dire consequences that rapid change would have and favoured pragmatism, and tradition
- property
- pragmatism
- authourtiatian
- tradition
- stability
features of one nation conservatism
- disreali felt conservatism lacked the dynamic to inspire young men. wanted conservatism to unite the nation
- society is an organic body in which stability and prosperity could only be achieved through all classes and individuals not putting their selfish interests above the wellbeing of community
- Disraeli warms that Britain was becoming two nations (the rich and the poor)
- made gains in the working classc ommunity and. following prime ministers such as macmillan and cameron kept this tradtion to gorvern interests of whole nation
features of new right conservatism
- championed by thatcher and reagan
- combination of neo-liberalism and neo- conservatism
- neo -liberal economic views such as low taxation, discouraging dependancy culture and limiting influence of trade unions
(free. market economics in which the government should have little control over economics dubbed the ‘invisible hand of the market) - neo-conservative social policy such as (discouraging homosexuality, giving gov great powers to right crime, strong defence policy, anti EU)
current conservative neo-liberal policies
- 2021 cut of £20 to universal credit
- 2019 pledge to not raise VAT , income tax or national insurance
- since 2010 auterity measures
current neo-conservative policies
- rwanda immigration scheme and the nationalitiy and boarders bill
- 2019 surveillance powers under the inverstigatority powers act of 2016 has been upped due to lockdowns
- 2019 pledge of 20,00 more police on the streets and tougher sentencing for criminals
current one-nation policies
- fulrough scheme (as of august 2021) 65.8 billion pounds spent to help those who cant work due to covid
- 2015 legalisation of gay marriage
features of old labour
- a compromise between democratic socialism and social democracy
- Democratic socialists like Webb believe that the capitalist state will inevitably be replaced by a socialist state as the working class achieve power
- Crossland argues that a more socially just and equal society can be achieved by reforming exiting capitalist strictures
- redistribution of taxes so rich pay more to help poor
- nationalization of industry
- the excessive welfare state
- close links to trade unions
atlees old labour contibutions to democratic socialism
- creation on NHS in 1948
- 20% of country nationalised
Wilson’s contributions to old labour by supporting government led economic expansion
open university opened higher education to poor students
1968 race relations act and sex discrimination act
new labor features
- Blair was influenced by Gidden’s idea of a ‘third way’ a compromise between socialism and capitalism
- focused on the establishment of a ‘stakeholder in society’ encouraging wealth creation rather than wealth redistribution
Blairs new labour policies
- in 1995 modified clause VI to the party constitution to abandon the party’s commitment to nationalization. and accepted the economic benefits of a free market
- kept the top rate of taxation at 40% which was made by Thatcher as the wealthiest in society enabled for faster economic growth
- state schools are given greater independence from local authorities
- creating tougher laws such s ASBOs
- 1998 HRA
- 1997 minimum wage created
corbyn policies (2017 manifesto)
- nationalisation of industry
- free school measls for all primary kids
- free wifi and free rail travel for students
- free university tuition
- higher taxes for the rich
when was the classical liberal party establishes? and what did they believe in?
origins from the 1850s wigs and radicals parties
- supported parliament reform and limits on royal authority
when were the liberal democrats established and how was the party made
In- early 1980s liberal party entered electoral pact with former labor MPS as an allance they stood in two elections together before forming the liberal democrats in 1988
how many votes did the lib dems get in 2010
62 seats (22%)
