Functions And Funding Flashcards
Summarise 6 functions of political parties ?
-Representation
-participation
-gov+ opposition
-political recruitment
-manifestos
-democracy
How do memberships affect smaller parties ?
Smaller parties income is usually based off memberships
46% of SNP income is memberships with low members of 70,000
How do memberships affect bigger parties ?
Not a lot, 2% of the conservative income is memberships even with 175,000 members + labour have 19% of income
Why is membership income so low?
Memberships aren’t popular anymore
10% attachment now
Decline from 3m-335,000
How do private donations affect bigger parties
Makes up a big majority of their income
2019 tories had 19million
2024 labour had 28million/ 2nd quarter
How do private donations affect smaller parties
Low amounts are given comparative to bigger parties
SNP received 130,000 in 2024
Lib Dem recieved 1.6million
Summarise the jenrick housing scandal
Tories receiving more than 11 million from property developers to influence property
Summarise the cash for honours scandal
Labour banning tobacco adversiting everywhere but F1/ eccelstone
Summarise the Frank Hester scandal
Tories took 15M from Frank Hester/ racism
For funding resolutions, summarise the 2000 political parties, elections and referendum act
-30,000 per constituents
-not declare donations until 5000 ( later rose in 2023 to 11,180)
Summarise the Phillips report 2009
Pence per member formula
What are some of the controversies from donations in political parties
-Hidden influence
-cash for honours
-reliance on donors
Identify a tactical donation used
Scottish labour to defeat SNP
For state funding, what is short money
Money given to opposition parties based on seats and votes
What is Cranborne money
Funds given to opposition parties in HOL to fund scrutiny
What are PDES
Hire advisors on policy
What are the pros of a fully state funded system
-Smaller parties competing
-end opportunity of donations of corruption
-end hidden influence
-improve democracy
What are the cons of a fully funded state system
-taxpayers might not like it
-difficult to distribute funding
-less will be given to smaller parties/ dependent on seat
-tradition
