Political Parties

Question 1

Name 3 Parties within the UK

Answer 1

1. Conservatives
2. Labour
3. Liberal Democrats

Question 2

What are the origins of the Conservative Party?

Answer 2

• Dates back to 1834
• Traditionally the party of the wealthy
• Benjamin Disraeli developed one nation conservatism to attract support from the first working-class voters
• Dominated UK politics in the 20th Century with 67 years in office

Question 3

Give 4 Conservative Ideals

Answer 3

1. One nation
2. Butskellite pragmatism and post war consensus
3. Traditional values - nuclear family, institution of marriage, tough line on immigration
4. Thatcherism

Question 4

What are the 4 main facets of Tory Ideology?

Answer 4

• Pragmatism
• Liberalism (economically)
• Fiscal responsibility
• Nationalism

Question 5

Give 6 factions within the Conservative Party?

Answer 5

1. One nation
2. New Conservatives (Braverman)
3. Conservative Growth Group (Truss)
4. Common Sense Group (anti woke)
5. Northern Research Group (Northern focus - Jake Berry was party leader under Truss)
6. European Research Group (Euroskeptic - Bill Cash)

Question 6

How could the Conservatives be perceived to be united?

Answer 6

• Free market ideals to some extent
• Party generally votes in line with the party whipping system
• Traditionalism - preserving timeless institutions such as the House of Lords, FPTP, uncodified constitution, monarchy

Question 7

How could the Conservatives be perceived to be divided?

Answer 7

• BREXIT (Cammers vs BoJo) however its happened now and turned into migration (ERG and New Conservatives vs One nation)

Question 8

What is Clause 4 of Labour’s constitution?

Answer 8

SOCIALISM

Question 9

Give 4 Labour ideologies

Answer 9

1. Economic socialism
2. Trade unionism
3. Global internationalism
4. New Labour/Third Way Socialism