Government + Policies- K

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Conservative party

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centre-right to right-wing political party

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Margaret Thatcher

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served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party

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John Major

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prime minister 1990 to 1997 to conservative party

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The Child support agency act

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fathers must have financial responsibility over all their children

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married mans tax allowance

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tax allowance to those who were married/ tax credits to those w unemployed wife

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section 28

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1988= prohibited local authorities from ‘promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material’ and from teaching ‘the acceptability

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back-to-basics

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intended as a nostalgic appeal to traditional values

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new labour party

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New Labour accepted the economic efficiency of markets and believed that they could be detached from capitalism to achieve the aims of socialism

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Tony Blair

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served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 from labour

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working family tax credits

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designed to top up your earnings if you work and are on a low income

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paid paternity leave

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male pay for taking leave when partner has had baby

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civil paternships act

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2005 (ss) 2019 (hetero)= enable same-sex couples to make a legal commitment to each other

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adoptions and children’s act

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2002= can adopt children if same sec/cohabitation couple/ lone parent

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repeal of section 28

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2003= local authorities gained the freedom to actively address the needs and rights of LGBTQ+ individuals and families without fear of legal repercussions

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equal age of consent for same sex couples

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2001= couples age of consent reduces from 20 to 16

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coalition government

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gov formed by more than one political party - uk was lib dems and conservatives

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David cameron

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served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 w conservatives

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nick clegg

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served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 w lib dems

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couples penalty

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the change in entitlements to benefits and tax credits and in liability to taxes that occurs when two single people marry

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shared parental leave

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allows mothers to end maternity leave/pay early so that one or both parents can take leave in a more flexible way during the baby’s first year

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equal marriage act

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2014= same sex couples could now get married

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child tax credits

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a benefit that helps with the costs of raising a child if you’re on a low income- changed to max of 2 children