Conservatives Ideas And Policies Today

Question 1

How was the economy of the Conservative Party in 2020 for lockdown

Answer 1

The economy resulted in borrowing funds for lockdown this is furlough system

Question 2

What is furlough system

Answer 2

Grants to employers so can continue to pay staff during lockdown

Question 3

The Conservative Party in 2020 took what response to the effects of covid lockdown for the economy?

Answer 3

Pragmatic response

Question 4

why did the conservatives party in 2020 take a pragmatic approach to the lockdown for the economy

Answer 4

To mantain stability in society and ensure business and employment could survive the lockdown without high number of welfare dependency culture

Question 5

Economy

What approach does conservatives party take when it comes to the market ?

Answer 5

Neo liberal

Question 6

The Conservative Party retains a Neo liberal attitude to the market so Neo liberal members within the party have support to what for the economy ?

Answer 6

Leaving the EU to end the EU regulation of the British economy

Question 7

The conservatives party believes that government policy should always promote what for the economy ?

Answer 7

Free market and free trade

Question 8

What is a free market ?

Answer 8

An economic system based on supply and demand without goverment control

Question 9

What attitude does the conservatives have on taxation for the economy

Answer 9

Neo liberal and one nation view

Question 10

Economy

How has the conservatives party adopted both a one nation and Neo liberal approach to tax (go in detail )

Answer 10

Personal and company taxation should never be excessively high as this will stop wealth creation so party want to reduce tax but also tax on those with low income is too high and creates more higher level of poverty and divided nation (one nation view )

Question 11

The conservatives seeks to take more people out of taxation , who has the burden of taxation fallen onto ?

Answer 11

Middle income groups

Question 12

What is the Conservative view on law and order ?

Answer 12

Stresses need for security and first duty for the goverment to protect their citizens

Question 13

Example of the Conservative law and order of need of security and first duty of goverment to protect citizens

Answer 13

Conservatives goverment felt the need to limit various freedom to ensure the success of lockdown measures during the covid 19 lockdown

Question 14

What is the conservatives party view on welfare and work ?

Answer 14

That welfare benefit does not discourage people to not work

Question 15

Due to conservatives party thinking rush That welfare benefit does not discourage people to not work, what did it introduce ?

Answer 15

So stricter system to make unemployment not seem as an Option

Question 16

Welfare

What did the conservatives party introduce for stricter system to make unemployment not an option

Answer 16

• introducing minimum wage so greater reward for lower pay
• cap on welfare benefits so unemployment is less attractive

Question 17

Welfare

Conservative Party is commited in maintaining the welfare state and safeguarding of what services ?

Answer 17

NHS and education system

Question 18

Conservative Party believe that the NHS and the education system should be subject to what ?

Answer 18

Competition and market force

Question 19

Welfare

Why should The NHS and the education system should be subject to competition and market force according to the Conservative Party

Answer 19

Can increase efficiency so the services can increase without expenditure on them

Question 20

What was Rishi Sunak pledge ?

Answer 20

• focus on illegal immigration : Rwanda bill
• to halve inflation and grow the economy : fix effects of Liz and economy growth
• reduce NHS waiting list

Question 21

When was the Rwanda bill passed ?

Answer 21

Rwanda bill was passed on Monday 22 April 2024

Question 22

What did the conservatives party faction over

Answer 22

• over Brexit :21 MPs were suspended from party, other left to join independent groups for change e.g Lib Dems
• covid lockdown measures : some saw it to restrict individual choice and freedom