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Political Evidence - Parties Flashcards

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How much did the Labour Party receive in 2014-2015?

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£11 million from trade unions

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An example of when Cash for Honours was used?

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Peter Cruddas in 2020. Was given a peerage for giving Boris Johnson £65,000 during the 2019 election campaign

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Since 2015, how much Short Money has been given to the Labour Party?

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£6.7 mill for being the opposition

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Since 2015, how much Short Money has been given to the SNP?

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£1.2 mill for being the opposition

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An example of where receiving donations can be seen as controversial?

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Between 2015 and 2017 the Conservative Party received £11.3 mill from companies

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An example of where holding fundraisers to fund parties can be seen as controversial?

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The Conservative Black and White Dinner costs £15,000 a ticket and is a place for lobbying to take place. The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Case Study

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An example of where using party membership fees to fund parties can be seen as controversial?

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Conservative Party has 180,000 members
Green Party has 50,000 members
2019 GE

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An example of where loans for wealthy people to fund parties can be seen as controversial?

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Bias towards larger parties, Angus Fraser donated £1,137,400 to the Conservative Party in the 2017 snap election

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An example of a political party making policy?

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  • 2019 election saw Boris Johnson make a manifesto

- Coronavirus Act e.c.t.

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An example of a political party representing people?

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In the 19th Century, the Conservative party tended to represent the interests on wealthy business owners whilst the Labour party represent the working class and Trade Unionists

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An example of a political party selecting a leader?

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In 2019 Johnson took over from May in the Leadership Election. Johnson received 92,153 votes compared to Hunt’s 46,656

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Evidence to suggest political parties under-represent parties?

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  • in the 2020 cabinet, there were 6 women which was 27% of the cabinet // 50% of population is women
  • no LGBT people in the cabinet // 10% of population
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Evidence to suggest parties threaten democracy through party funding?

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  • Cash for Honours, Peter Cruddas donated £65,000 in return he got a peerage
  • Angus Fraser donated £1,137,400 to the Conservative Party in the 2017 snap election
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A pre-1979 economic policy for the Conservatives?

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  • a mixed economy with a degree of state ownership with the goal of full employment
  • exceptence of trade unions
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A pre-1979 welfare policy for the Conservatives?

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  • progressive tax system with the aim of distributing wealth

- Education Act 1944 - gave schools the ability to provide free school meals and milk

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A pre-1979 law and order policy for the Conservatives?

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-Criminal Justice Act 1948 abolished the death penalty

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A pre-1979 foreign policy policy for the Conservatives?

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  • development of the nuclear deterrent

- joined the EEC

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A Thatcher economic policy?

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  • privatisation of many industries; BP, BT, British Airways and telecom markets
  • deregulation of businesses
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A Thatcher welfare policy?

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  • shrank the lucrativeness of benefits to eradicate a dependency culture
  • the taxation of sickness benefits
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A Thatcher law and order policy?

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  • Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 which gave the powers to stop and search
  • greater funding given to the police
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A Thatcher foreign policy policy?

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  • Falklands war which was an aggressive attack

- good relationship with the USA

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A Cameron economic policy?

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  • the austerity program to balance to Budget Deficit.

- pay freezes for public sector workers

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A Cameron welfare policy?

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  • The Big Society (contradicts flawed human nature / individualism)
  • the removal of job seekers allowance after 6 months unemployment
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A Cameron law and order policy?

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  • Same Sex Marriage Act 2013

- an act that allowed websites and apps to track users records

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A Cameron foreign policy policy?

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  • introduction of an upper limit to the level of immigration
  • Middle East Air Strikes to combat ISIS
  • Brexit pressures from UKIP
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A May economic policy?

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  • low taxation

- the ending of austerity

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A May welfare policy?

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-the 2017 budget included the freezing of benefits

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A May law and order policy?

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-the Investigatory Powers Act which gave power to MI5 to extract and store information

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A May foreign policy policy?

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  • triggered Article 50 to remove the UK from the EU

- Windrush Scandal

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A Johnson economic policy?

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  • the furlough scheme
  • Eat Out to Help Out
  • increase of government spending on the public sector
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A Johnson welfare policy?

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-greater investment in hospitals and education

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A Johnson law and order policy?

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  • 20,000 new police
  • Coronavirus legislation which revoked civil liberties
  • in Jan of 2020 the half release of prisoners was stopped
33
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A Johnson foreign policy policy?

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  • points based immigration system

- finalisation of Brexit

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An example of a Thatcher policy being dogmatic?

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Local Government Act 1988 Section 28 banned the teaching of homosexual relations through schools and councils

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An example of a Cameron policy of restoring traditional family values?

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The Troubled Families Program of 2012 encouraged families to stay together in the nuclear unit and encouraged those from troubled families to get a job and go to school promoting stability

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A Foot economic policy?

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  • an annual tax on net personal wealth for the richest 100,000
  • mass state intervention
  • tax for private schools
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A Foot welfare policy?

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  • progressive welfare system

- supported Thatchers move to allow working class to own council houses

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A Foot law and order policy?

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  • introduction of strict limits on stop and search

- protecting the rights of those in police custody

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A Foot foreign policy policy?

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  • nuclear disarmament in 1983
  • withdrawal from the EEC
  • scrap immigration control
40
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A new labour economic policy?

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  • wealth creation
  • will not raise the top rate of tax set by the Conservatives
  • removal of clause 4
  • embrace capitalism
  • cut VAT on fuel
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A new labour welfare policy?

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  • 250,000 young people off benefits and into work
  • 50% or more of young people in higher education
  • education, education, education
42
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A new labour law and order policy?

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  • 1998 Crime and Disorder Act enacted curfews on young people and gave power to the courts to hold parents to account
  • tough of crime, tough on the causes of crime
43
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A new labour foreign policy policy?

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  • Iraq war

- increase anti-terror laws

44
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A Miliband economic policy?

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  • bring back the 50p tax to those earning 150,000
  • ban ‘zero hour’ contracts
  • freeze energy bills until 2017
45
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A Corbyn economic policy?

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  • £400bn ‘national transformation fund’ paid for through borrowing
  • railways, broadband infrastructure, utilities will be natioalised
  • windfall tax on oil and gas companies
  • raise corporation tax to 26%
46
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A Starmer economic policy?

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-increase top rate of tax by 5%

47
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A Miliaband welfare policy?

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  • invest £2.5bn more than the Tories into the NHS
  • 20,000 more Nurses
  • raising of the minimum wage to £8
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A Corbyn welfare policy?

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-increase health budget by 4.3%, upper end of estimates needed
-hold a 2nd Ref on Brexit
-raise minimum wage to £10
-introduce a National Care Service
end ‘foodbank Britain’

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A Starmer welfare policy?

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  • abolishment of tuition fees

- strengthen power of trade unions

50
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A Miliband law and order policy?

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-reverse police cuts which resulted in 16,000 less police officers

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A Starmer law and order policy?

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-preventative approach to crime rather than being tough on it

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A Miliband foreign policy policy?

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  • reform membership of EU so it ‘works for Britain’

- against Syria airstrikes

53
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A Corbyn foreign policy policy?

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-against trident

54
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A Starmer foreign policy policy?

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-devolution of wealth and power

55
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An example of Priti Patel having a strong stance on immigration?

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Makes “no apology” for being tougher ikon immigration. Harsher offences for those entering the country illegally .

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An example of the Conservative party restricting the freedom of expression?

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Police Crime and Sentencing Bill will allow police to stop protests if they exceed a noise limit and if they exceed the time limit spent.

57
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In 2015, what percentage of the popular vote did UKIP win?

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12.6% but only one seat

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An example of the SNP not exerting influence?

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14 years on SNP has not achieved independence. Won 48 seats in the 2019 GE out of 650. Little impact on policy making through Public Bill Committees e.c.t.

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An example of UKIP not exerting influence?

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Only has won one seat in its time as being a party. Little to none influence in Parliament. Didn’t influence the Conservative party on the type of Brexit (influence dropped away)

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An example of the Lib Dems not exerting influence?

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Influence has fallen dramatically from 2015 onwards, only won 11 seats in the 2019 GE

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An example of the post 2010 Labour Party not staying true to its traditional labour values in economic policy?

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  • Miliband was opposed to nationalisation of major industries
  • Miliband supported the EU
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An example of the post 2010 Labour Party not staying true to its traditional values in social policy?

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  • Miliband only wanted to reduce tuition fees to £6000

- Milliband didn’t pledge to scrap a Job Seekers Allowance bill from new labour

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An example of the post 2010 Labour Party not staying true to its traditional values in foreign policy?

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-Starmer supported integration with the EU

——as did Milliband

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In 2019, how many seats did the SNP win in Westminster?

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48

65
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How many Labour MPs supported Corbyn?

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40

66
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How many Labour MPs didn’t support Corbyn?

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172MPs

67
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When did the vote of no confidence for Corbyn take place?

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July 2016

68
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How was the influence of the media so important in the 1983 general election?

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Margaret Thatcher underwent 16TV interviews prior to the announcement on the 1983 general election.
Opened up number 10 for a documentary showcasing her patriotism
Michael Foot was seen as awkward, uncharismatic and struggled with the media

69
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How was John Majors government disunited in 1992-97?

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Major struggled to unite his party around EU. At one point, described rebel MPs as “bastards” on media tv.

70
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What was John Majors government famous for?

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Sleaze, sex scandals and corruption allegations

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