New Labour Flashcards
What was Blair’s popularity according to an internal Labour party poll?
93%
What did Blair call his centralist ideology?
The Third Way
What did the Labour Party manifesto promise in regards to devolution?
New referendums
When were the devolution referendums held?
1997
When was the Good Friday agreement?
1998
What position was introduced for London in 1999?
The mayor
Who did Blair block from standing as the first mayoral candidate in 1999?
Ken Livingstone, a leftist
When was the Freedom of Information Act passed?
2000
By 2006, how many requests were being made every year under the Freedom of Information Act?
Over 100,000
When was the Human Rights Act?
1998
By 2001, what had Labour achieved?
All of their pledges