Development and policies of the Liberal Democrats

Question 1

Until the 1920s, their predecessor, the liberal party was?

Answer 1

The conservative party’s main rival

Question 2

What did the liberal party stand for?

Answer 2

• Free trade
• Religious toleration
• Self help
• A more ethical foreign policy

Question 3

What did it’s traditional supporters include?

Answer 3

• Christian nonconformists
• Many in the skilled working class
• Industrialists who had made their fortunes from scratch

Question 4

What occurred as a result of the political pincer movement?

Answer 4

The liberal party was permanently relegated to third party status in uk politics

Question 5

When did the party adopt its present name?

Answer 5

In 1988, after a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democrat Party

Question 6

When was the SDP founded?

Answer 6

In 1981 by a number of centrist Labour politicians who were concerned by how far their party had moved to the left

Question 7

The Lib dem’s are what kind of party today?

Answer 7

A fundamentally progressive centrist party with a strong commitment to Europe, a concern for constitutional reform and an emphasis on human rights and freedoms

Question 8

How does the Liberal Democrats 2019 election manifesto reflect their core values?

Answer 8

Taxing big business more heavily including a promise to restore corporation tax to 20% = Taxation

Champion a federal future for the UK by introducing/extending devolution for each of the nations = Federalism

Put an end to wasted votes with proportional representation = political reform

Question 9

How many seats did the Lib dems win in 2010 compared to 2015?

Answer 9

2010 = 57 seats 
2015 = 8 seats

Question 10

How did the party slightly recover in 2017?

Answer 10

won 12 seats and dropping down to 11 in 2019 when the leader Jo Swinson lost her East Dunbartonshire seat