Political Developments: Changes to the Labour Party under Neil Kinnock Flashcards
How did Kinnock change the selection of Labour Ministers?
He made it more thorough
Why did Kinnock introduce more thorough selections of Labour Ministers?
To avoid an influx of left-wing Labour ministers
Name 2 policies from the 1983 Labour Manifesto dropped in the 1987 Labour Manifesto
High Taxation, Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
Name a significant element of the 1983 Labour Manifesto that was kept in their 1987 Manifesto
Leaving the EEC
What did Kinnock do to Shadow Cabinet members?
He put them into the Policy Review Group
What would the Policy Review Group do?
It would make sure that any policies were not too left-wing
What was the overall idea of Kinnock’s Labour Party changes?
To make the Labour Party more centralized
Why was it essential to make the Labour party more centralised?
To reduce the amount of radical groups that formed
When was Kinnock leader of the Labour Party from?
1984 to 1989
