minor political parties Flashcards
who founded reform uk and when?
nigel farage and catherine blaikock, 2018
what was reform uk initially created as?
a brexit party - advocated hard eurosceptism and a no deal brexit
what are reform uk’s four main policies?
- lower taxes
- net zero immigration
- zero waiting lists
- cheaper energy
who is reform uk’s leader?
nigel farage
what impact have reform uk had/continue to have?
-helped sway people to vote leave in 2016 brexit referendum
-can still have an impact by splitting the vote
what’s the significance of SNP?
-they stop major parties winning seats in Scotland
-if scotland becomes independent (as they want) the nature of the UK will change, as Scotland would want to join the EU
-they have over 75,000 members
-3rd biggest party in house of commons
-their impact helped to create the scottish assembly
what’s the signifcance of DUP?
-had a confidence + supply agreement with Theresa May in 2017
-this compromised Brexit because Northern Ireland were remainers
way in which minor parties can impact upon the political agenda in the UK: AS
-agenda setting
-reform uk (originally UKIP)’s agenda is for Britain to leave the EU
-this has an impact on the political agenda because it swayed many people to vote leave in the brexit referendum (that the tories promised in their 2015 manifesto)
way in which minor parties can impact upon the political agenda in the UK: GP
-government policy
-DUP had a confidence and supply agreement with tories in 2017
-allowed them to influence gov. policy
-significant as this agreement compromised brexit
way in which minor parties can impact upon the political agenda in the UK: EL
-electoral landscape: a particular election/region
-SNP removes conservative seats in scotland, making them the 3rd biggest party in the house of commons
-in the 2015 general election, conservatives claimed that if labour won they would have a coalition with SNP
-therefore if you voted labour, you would be enabling scottish independence
