leadership leads to success/FAILURE Flashcards
which sections do we discuss
FPTP
POLICIES AND COMPETENCE
MEDIA
yes- leadership can be good and bad
blair 2003
thatcher falklands
BJ partygate
JC worst result since 1935
reform supported by 14% on election day
clear 3rd party
Sunak 51% net favorability
no- FPTP determines success and failure
farage 3.9 mill votes in 2015 but only one seat and in 2024
votes to dot allude to seats
minor parties are discriminated against
greens
‘winners bonus’
lots more seats
labour 2024 won on 60% of the vote
and the same happened in 2001 lowest TO since post war govt
safe and marginal seats
devolved bodies like scotland have 7 SMPS for Scotland and formed coalition with SNP
However they can still influence major parties through policies eg Farage and hard Brexit via UKIP
NO- media
liz truss economic budget
TB spin doctor
social media and Facebook 71%
Iron Lady
reform good news
dissemination
Sun backs blair
longest suicide note in history Micheal foot
partygate scandal
key political scandals
biased/ubiased media
significant majority of press is conservative 2010-2024 why corny lost
Yes- media focuses on party leaders
rep parties in tv debates at election time
key role in how media influences success and failure
2010 nick Clegg lib dems boost in polls
truss local radio interviews declining pop and resignation
poor leadership
LOA
yes
