Politcal parties Flashcards

1
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Con donors

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John sainsbury 10.2 mil and graham edward’s 5.2 mil since 2019

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2
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Blair trade union support

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reduced reliance after they declined in strength

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3
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Leader of opposition funding

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50k to lab leader

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4
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IPPR opinion poll said politicians are out for themselves

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57%

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5
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Lib Dem 2019 said what about tuition fees

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oppose increase of student tuition fees

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6
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in 2019 all 3 parties pledged what

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to increase funding to NHS

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7
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Why did con membership choose Truss in 2022

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Her tax policies, the membership chose her for their gains rather than the country

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8
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Johnson majority 2019

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80 seat

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9
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Con factions

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New cons, ERG more right wing

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10
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Lab membership 2015 increase

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450k, majority younger voters

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11
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2017 election Lab lost but

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removed cons majority under may

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12
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2015 party alignment

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9% said they align strongly with a party

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13
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Sunak pushed what into top 5 issues

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Immigration, considered more important to voters by YouGov

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14
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Post office scandal led to

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emergency legislation in response to pressure from public + petitions for former PO boss to be removed

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15
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Percentage of people who would pay to join a campaigning/charity group

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26% 2019

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16
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Percentage of people who said they would be a member of a political party

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11%

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17
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What act established a review of finance

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Political parties elections and referenda act 2002

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18
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What body makes the donates public

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The electoral commission , independent

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19
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Donations over £7500

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must be declared to the commission and made public for scrutiny

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20
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amount of Constituency spending is

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£30k per constituency

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21
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short money

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1974 named after then leader of commons Edward short

22
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Why does Sinn Fein not accept short money

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Abstentionism, do not swear oath of allegiance to the Queen and therefore do not take seats

23
Q

Sinn Fien are given

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Representative money-2006

24
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Cranborne money

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1996 , lord’s equivalent of short money

25
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Ecclestone & Lab party scandal

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1997 Ecclestone donates 1mil to Lab not public. Lab wins landslide and bans all sponsorships by tobacco. Blair keeps the money. Gets caught and has to apologise on Tv but then denied covering up details

26
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Result of Ecclestone scandal

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Disclosure of donations under £5000

27
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Cash for honours scandal

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Chai Patel nominated for peerage after donating £1.5mil. It was revealed this had happened 5 times. Other parties were investigated and parties had been “borrowing” money from donors and not recording it

28
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Johnson’s Honors List

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Consisted of 86 members, some paid for his holiday to Mystique that he continued to lie about. People bribed there way onto the list.

29
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Johnson’s Wallpaper

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Said the money had been a donation to party. Instead electoral commission investigated, £110k towards refurbishing his home.

30
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Result of johnson’s wallpaper

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He was fined £18k

31
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Lab donations

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Unite £11million
GMB Union £5.7mil

32
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Lib Dem donations

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Lord David sainsbury £8mil
David Tillies £1mil

33
Q

In 2015 minor parties received

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21% of votes and 10% of seats

34
Q

How can SPF be more democratic

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Used in devolved elections in PR systems

35
Q

Steady income makes parties more complacent

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Blair and his lack of support for TU after their membership declined, he didn’t need the money

36
Q

Opp leader funding excludes who

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minor parties

37
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Public do not support

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since 2009 expenses scandal, 57% said to IPPR that politicians are out for themselves

38
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SPF could lead to extreme parties

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Gaining seats

39
Q

SPF Violates what right

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Freedom of speech - right to donate if you want to

40
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2015 lab members increased to

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450k due to younger voters

41
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Parties try to “catch all”

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Vote of ceasefire and sunak pushing through on immigration after YouGov said it was top 5 issues for electorate

42
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catch all post office scandal

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emergency legislation from petition for former PO boss to be removed

43
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Parties may choose leaders who are popular in the party

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Truss tax polices, membership chose her for their own gain rather than country

44
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People who strongly aligned with party %

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9%

45
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Becoming catch all negatives

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Less of an ability to help specific groups and then have weaker ties to the party

46
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pressure group increase

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26% would pay to join 2019 11% would be party member

47
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Lab and Con have some of what type of seats

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safe seats

48
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constituencies get £

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£30k SPF

49
Q

SNP won how many seats in scot in 2019

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56/59

50
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Green membership

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54k 2021

51
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Plaid cymru membership

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10k 2022

52
Q

Cons called for brexit due to

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UKIP winning 140 council seats in 2016 some which were trad con.