Coalition policies Flashcards
1
Q
When did they govern?
A
2010-2015
2
Q
Who was the coalition between?
A
Conservatives (David Cameron) and Liberal Democrats
3
Q
What was the main view of the Lib Dems regarding family?
A
Accepting of other family types
4
Q
Name 3 coalition policies?
A
- Removing couples penalty
- Shared parental leave
- Equal marriage
5
Q
Name 3 coalition policies?
A
- Removing couples penalty
- Shared parental leave
- Equal marriage
6
Q
Removing couples penalty
A
- ensured the benefit system didn’t encourage couples to break up in order to receive more benefits
7
Q
Shared parental leave
A
maternity leave can be shared between the parents (instead of assuming the mother will care for the baby past the fathers 2 weeks leave)
8
Q
Equal marriage (same sex marriage)
A
- introduced 9 years after civil partnership
- however religious organisations can choose not to allow the hosting of same sex marriages
9
Q
evaluation: high profile policies?
A
- Equal Marriage was a major policy
10
Q
evaluation: marriage and civil partnership?
A
- same sex couple were now able to choose from civil partnership or marriage, a choice that heterosexual couples didn’t have (more rights)
11
Q
evaluation: Shared Parental Leave
A
- few father took advantage of it (only 2% of couples shared parental leave)
- raises questions about attitudes to family/parenting
