Political Parties Flashcards
What is ‘short money’?
Annual payment to opposition in the commons
What is ‘cranborne money’?
Given to the two main opposition parties in the lords
What is the short money increase from 2010 to 2016?
£6.9 to £9.3
Name 4 benefits of state funding
- Stops wealthy groups from influencing parties
- More fair for the smaller parties
- Parties can focus on promoting themselves rather than on fundraising
- More equality for pressure groups in getting their voices heard
Name 3 disadvantages of state funding
- Parties may become less interested in hearing the voices of pressure groups
- Taxpayers forced to fund a party they disagree with
- Disagreements over funding allocations
- May reinforce the two party dominance
Name 3 key left wing policies
- NHS funding
- Trade union power
- Welfare
Name 3 key right wing policies
- Cut down on illegal immigration
- Reduce NHS waiting lines
- Increase economic growth
Name 3 reasons why the UK is a two-party system
- small parties only have limited influence
- Labour and Conservative have dominated for over 15 years
- They dominate the commons with over 90% of MPs
Name 3 reasons why the UK is not a two-party system
- Lib Dems and Conservative coalition government produced same sex bill in 2018
- Small parties gain political support to become well known
- SNP has had influence, 2011 they had a majority in the scottish parliament
In 2019 what % of funding came from individuals for the Conservative party?
68%
What is the Tony Blair and Formula 1 funding scandal?
Bernie Eccleston funded £1 million to Labour the year before they came into power
Later revealed he had lobbied Blair to ensure F1 is exempt from a tobacco advertising ban
What is the Boris Johnson and Peter Cruddas funding scandal?
Cruddas became a peer after paying £50,000 for Johnson to become the Party leader
