ETVT current labour is closer to old than new Flashcards
what three sections will you cover
economic policy and law and order foreign policy
1.for- improving inequalities
nationalization of key industries energy and railways
2024 GBE and railways
8.3 billion across parliament which differs from NL keeping Thatchers policies
working for benefit of working class and everyone In society as a whole
Old labour focused on this as well key economic policy was that everything should be run by the state in interest of whole population and not for generating private profit
starmer criticised comseravitves cost of living and pledged to decrease disparities
striking workers and negotiating with public sectors junior doctors 22% pay rise
OL improved inequalities and repped WC
1.NO- greater support of capitalism
scrapped other 4 JC nationalisations
support of capitalism and businesses away from OL
Reeves economic policy= securonomics promote economic growth rather than radical change to economy
growing WO borrowing budget deficit
ditched 28bill a year green prosperity plan
reform nHS with greater use of private providers like TB and PFI
taxation similar to NL
2.NO - law and order
tough on crime like the third way and conservative ideology
TB tough on crime and the causes of crime
13,000 more police officers and more neighbourhood police and PSCO’S
cracking down on 1,000 worst sexual offenders
tracking terrorists with covert operations, man hunts
strong on low level antisocial behavior
opposes legalising cannabis
rehabilitation
focusing on working alongside youth \mental health
police and communities
2.Yes- tough on crime not central but still played a part
corbyn supported rehabilitation
not relaxed on crime
opposed cuts to police
judgment
similar to TB similar group of voters
LOA
more like new labour
3.no - foreign policy
TB AND new labour interventionist foreign policy
supporter bush war on terror western intervention across the world 2003 iraq
starmer similar committed to NATO British allies and zelenskyy
L increase defence to 2.5%
strongly supports trident
continued funding to ukraine
opposes old labour opposed western intervention and non proliferation
corbyn - should have a peace deal and getting rid of triden uks nuclear weapons
3.for - though old labour was for peace and opposed western intervention andnato they didn’t follow through t with these strongly
Corbin didn’t support getting rid of jato or trident cos it would have been unpopular with the electorate
