labour divided over policies and ideas

Question 1

welfare consenus

Answer 1

-increased spending on the NHS, 100 hospitals rebuilt 1997-2010
-increased spending on education, ‘Building schools for the future’ programme

Question 2

welfare divisions

Answer 2

-third way faction supports private involvement in welfare, e.g. the introduction of academies, charities,business and church having the ability to set up schools free from government influence

Question 3

foreign policy consensus

Answer 3

-acceptance of Brexit (albeit bregrudging) Starmer is focused on making brexit work

Question 4

foreign policy divisions

Answer 4

-liberal interventionism supported by third way,rejection by SD wing, never been forgiven for Iraq
-SD wing opposes renewal of trident

Question 5

economic consensus

Answer 5

-both wings of the party support the funding from the unions
-both factions claim to be socialist

Question 6

economic divisions

Answer 6

-SD wing want top rate of tax 50%,Third way prefer lower levels (blair-40%)
-SD wing,nationalisations (rail,water,and broadband),Third way repudiate clause 4
-SD wing,keynesianism £400bn fund,Third Way reject some

Question 7

law and order consensus

Answer 7

-increased police spending
-both factions pro-migration

Question 8

law and order divisions

Answer 8

-strengthening of anti-terrorism laws under Blair and Brown,opposed by SD faction due to eroding of civil liberties
-‘tough on crime,tough on the causes of crime’, compared to a reduction in stop and search and shorter prison sentences, end all those under 6 months