Political Developments: New Labour's Progressive Image Flashcards
What image of Britain did New Labour try to create?
‘Cool Britannia’
What form of society did New Labour want to enforce?
A stakeholder society
What did it mean to have a stakeholder society?
Having your pensions and investments protected by the govenrment
Which phrase did Tony Blair create to challenge anything against New Labour’s idea of political progress?
Forces of Conservatism
What was the benefit for Labour being the ruling party and creating the term “Forces of Conservatism”?
They could use it against any political developments they disliked
What happened with the number of female MP’s during Blairs time as PM?
The numbers heavily increased
How many female Labour MP’s were elected in the 1997 election?
101
How many female Conservative MP’s were elected in the 1997 election?
10
What did Labour do to get more female MP’s elected?
They shortlisted them
What fraction of all constituencies had shortlisted female candidates in the 1997 election?
Half of all constituencies
What claims were created against Blair’s shortlisting of female MP’s?
Claims of Sex Discrimination
How did Blair fight against the female MP shortlisting sex discrimination claims?
He created the 2002 Sex Discrimination Act
What did the 2002 Sex Discrimination Act say?
Women could be shortlisted in constituencies
How did many new female MP’s feel about the House of Commons when becoming MP’s?
They thought the atmosphere was distasteful
How many of the original 101 female MP’s were stil in the government by the 2005 election?
70
