Political Parties

Question 1

How much did cons party receive between 2015 and 2017

Answer 1

Received 11.3 million from prominent figures and companies in the financial sector
Eg. Lord Ashcroft business man philanthropist and former deputy chairman of con party

Question 2

Name 2 methods of fundraising for cons 2021 and 2022

Answer 2

2021 consecutive offered ways for donors to pay direct access to ministers such ash as charging 35k to play cricket w chancellor rishi sunak

2022 Tory party fundraiser and V&A auction tickets costs 2000 pounds per person

Question 3

What was cash for honours

Answer 3

2006/7 Labour Party under Blair led to PPERA and ecclesbourne scandal did too. Basically people donated to party in award got life peerage loophole as those who donate at commercial rates of interest didn’t have to declare it leader exported to met police was a loophole won and snp mp and Plaid Cymru member lord levy arrested and released in bail (labour).

Question 4

Cons similar scandal

Answer 4

2021 heavy accusation boris overseeing similar cash for honours scandal last 7 of the cons treasurers except 1 donages 3mil to party and got a seat in HOL..

Question 5

Example of cons lobbying

Answer 5

David cam greensill 2021 to joint ccff

2021 randox healthcare firm directly paying money to Owen Patterson lobby for them and didn’t involve cons party at all texted handcock to try lobby may face 7.5k fine.

Question 6

How much did Green Party receive in donations as opposed to larger parties in 2019 ?

Answer 6

Green - 115,800
Labour - 5.5 mil
Lib Dem’s 3.3 mil

Question 7

Examples of progressive cons policy

Answer 7

2010 equalities act
Furlough scheme and gov spent over. 37 billion on test and trace system for virus
Apart of NATO
Same sex couple act 2013

Question 8

Arguments party is regressive/ still Thatcherite

Answer 8

Under withdrawl agreement Brecht Johnson ended freedom of movement w the EUsnd border bill. 2021 intends to punish illegal immigrants harshly

Cameron introicuced oolicy of austerity intended to help balance budget and pull Britain out of financial crisis cut sending. 25bn 2016 this was abandoned but low spending to this day, committed to low corp tax too.

Brexit was thaterite.

Question 9

How much of the vote share and thus seats did the 2main parties win ?

Answer 9

77.6% of the 2019 vote share
Translated to 87.3 % of seats

Question 10

Example of similar share f the vote but different seat numbers

Answer 10

2010 Lib Dem’s 23% of vote 57 seats and labs 29% and 258 seats

Question 11

Example of minor party influence

Answer 11

UKIP run up to 2015 general election some success w reckless and Douglas defecting from cons but carswell only one who kept the seat and ukips only seat in 2015 other was likely a protest vote and farage lost his seat.

2014 won European election lead to refermsum .

SNP 3.9% votes 48 seats 2019

Lib Dem’s coalition Av referendum and entered fixed term arliament ac 2011 into law a manifesto promise. Repealed in. 2022

Question 12

Argue,ent small parties no influence

Answer 12

Despite winning 2021 majority in Scotland snp. Ouidnt trigger send 2nd independence referendum despite it being a manifesto promise.

Question 13

Media Q here ??

Question 14

Example of funding for minor party

Answer 14

Arron banks donated 1 million to ukip but didn’t win seats after 1 in 2015

Question 15

Example of media importance

Answer 15

2019 unlike2010 only leader of major parties so Johnson and Corbin invited to speak

UKIP strong charismatic leader forage grew prominence for party won seat first time since for,img close to 10 yrs before.

Question 16

Labour is less socialist ?

Answer 16

New Labour revoked clause 4 of lab contitution ,waning no longer committed too nationalising key industries . Further privetisef gave nod e independence control IR in 1997 and part privatised national air traffic service by 51%.

Blair famiulu said d in a speech Labour was to be the “ party of law and order” pledging tough on crime.

Blair joined us and allies in their invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq. 2003

Question 17

Labours committed to socialism dxamples

Answer 17

New Labour growing spending in nhs ( stats ) 1997-2007 nhsspendong over doubled

New ,about introduced national ,inimum wage 1998 and HRA same year started £3.6 for adults 8.91 now

1999 uk joined nato bombimg campaign against Yugoslavia after alleged ethnics cleansing of kosovans during kosovsn war. Also provided troops to subsequent UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo..

Question 18

Example of labours views diverging on workers rights

Answer 18

2022 starker instructed shadow cministers not to appear on picket lines and sacked Sam tarry for appearing in one and in an interview made up policy said wages need to rise w infstion nit below shadow minister for buses and transport

Question 19

Labour currently supporting workers rights

Answer 19

Labour would scrap the recently implemented minimum service levels law (strikes act) and propose workers rights legislation within its first 100 days in office if party elected.
1998 min wage

Question 20

Labour committed to commons ownership

Answer 20

Labour committed to creating great British energy a new clean power generation company to cut energy bills and deliver good jobs also Labour announced a plan in 2024 to nationalise railways

Question 21

Labour not committed to common ownership

Answer 21

Since Blair clause 4 doesn’t promote widespread nationalisation
July 2022 reeves shadow chancellor of exchequer announced Labour ditched nationalisation commitment.

Question 22

Labour committeement to public service

Answer 22

Make sure there’s a world class teacher in every classroom recruiting 6500 new teachers funded by ending private schools tax breaks.
Wants to fundamentally reform universal credit

Question 23

Labours commitment to providing public service

Answer 23

Providing a work class teacher in every classroom, recruing 6500 new teachers funded by ending tax breaks to private schools.
Wants to fundamentally reform uc

Question 24

Labour isn’t committed to providing better public service

Answer 24

2023 Labour will keep 2 child cap on benefits
Starmer backtracked on critism of outsourcing in the nhs to private sector
Backtracked scrapping uc and uni fees

Question 25

3rd parties in government

Answer 25

Coalition
Confidence and supply
13 parties in Westminster
Devolved coalitions eg. Snp and green

Question 26

3rd parties no role in governance

Answer 26

Only major parties form gov all uk wide gov since 1945 2 main parties
All major policy work of 2 main parties eg. Attlee gov Labour nhs and privatisation under thatcher cons)
Vote share of 2 main parties is 76%

Question 27

Minor parties influence in devolved bodies

Answer 27

SNP dominates in Scot,and win twice as many seats as Labour if cons in 2021 builds strength and rep in Westminster
Regional parties like dup, Sinn Fein , Plaid Cymru , alba party , alliance all have devolved strength and seats in Westminster.

Question 28

Minor parties have no influence even in devolved bodies

Answer 28

Labour dominates in wales , Plaid Cymru never been the biggest party.
Roth Ireland assembly not working since 2017 except 2020-21. Dup refused it go into gov w Sinn Fein in 2024
Parliament can dissolve devolved bodies if it wanted. Used section 35 of Scotland act over Scotland’s gender recognition act 2023 (Sewell convention broken).

Question 29

How do 3rd parties aid in promotion policy goals

Answer 29

Minor parties might shift Overton window and influence the policy of major parties.
Happens especially when. On or parties pose an electoral threat eg. Spoiler effect
Eg. SNP further devolution from 1998 in 2012 and 2016
Eg, ukip pushing leave agenda ahead of 2016 referendum and brecit party in 2019 election.
Eg. Green Party : pushing major parties into policy change eg, zero carbon targets.

Question 30

3rd parties promoting a policy goal

Answer 30

Major parties set agenda steal policy
Eg. 2012 Scottish Labour for independence became faction. In Labour in response to snp
Eg, 2016 cons were remain party but after brexit and ukip party pushed them to be leave
Eg. 2019 Labour promised to plant 2 billion new trees promoted by Green Party.
Eg. 2023 the cons party burger headlined with a Lib Dem pledge to take the lower osid out of income tax.
Small parties influence but can’t enforce policy

Question 31

2 main parties agree on foreign policy and immigration

Answer 31

Both seek to maintain an unshakeable committement to NATO and the UK nuclear deterrent.
Similar approach to china and support Ukraine .
Neither critical brexit,
Starmer backed Houthi strikes in Yemen 20z4 despite previous government should consult commons on military action.

Question 32

The 2 main parties disagree of foreign policy

Answer 32

Faction of labour disagree w Starmer on Isreal and Palestine and would have sled for ceasefire earlier and Ines qualified terms.
Labour leaders so tryna differentiate from cons shadow chancellor reeves “securenomics” protection gimpsrtsmt supply chains and onshoritn critical industries cooperation w eu greater focus on combatting illicit finance
Labour opposes ruwanda policy

Question 33

2 main parties agree on workers rights and economy

Answer 33

Husky 202s shadow. Hancellor reeves states nationalisation to be abandoned
Jan 2024 Barclays said difference between two main parties economic policy is fairly minimal.
2024 Labour abanadoned its green investment pledge.
2024 spring budget cons gov abolished non dom tax a policy Labour first proposed. Budget also extended fed windfall tax on oil and gas originally Labour policy.
Labour backtracked on goals of increasing tax on top earners and introducing a wealth tax.

Question 34

2. Main parties disagree on economic policy and workers rights

Answer 34

Labour pledge to reform planning laws and build 1.5 mikkion more homes while Sunak plans to criminalise homelessness
Labour would scrap the recently imlimented strikes act 2024 in first 10 Days in office.

Question 35

2 main parties agree on public services and welfare

Answer 35

2023 Labour will keep conservatives 2 child benefit cap
Starmer has walked back on his critism of outsourcing in the nhs.
Both parties promise more police and tougher sentences.
Starmer has gone back on scrapping uc.
Starmer abandoned scrapping uni fees.

Question 36

2 main parties disagree on public services and welfare

Answer 36

Labour will end tax breaks for private schools to fund more teachers in state schools
Findameltskkt reform uc
To fund tax cuts cons autumn statement 2023 outlines public spending cuts to gov dept eg. Justice and home dept levelling up amounting to 19.1 billion is real terms by 2027-2i
Labs wil nationalise trains and energy.

Question 37

Arguements state funding won’t stop corruption already legislation.

Answer 37

PPERA 2000
Donations over 500 need to be declared
30k cap on candidiases/ parties in constituency
Tv advert tightly regailtef only state funded web slides w strictly monitored party broadcasts allowed

Question 38

State funding can stop corruption arguements

Answer 38

Eccesstpne affair 1997
Cash for peerage
Tory peers donating over 100k and every Tory treasurer last 7yrs donated 3 mil and ended up in the lords

Question 39

State funding helps 3rd parties

Answer 39

Greens Les than 1 % dnstjons
Cons 63 %
Labour 17% dependent on smaller donations and membership fees cons get more from wealthy donors
Cost tax payers relatively small parties need about 25mil annually to function

Question 40

State funding would not help 3rd parties that mcub

Answer 40

Funding allocated to larger parties more seats
Tax payers forced to find parties they don’t wanna like unpopular ones like church kf militant elvis party
May be misused like expenses scandal in 2009 or duckhousw