Political Parties - Established Conservatives

Question 1

What is the economic policy of ‘Traditional Conservatives’?

Answer 1

strong management of the economy from the crown

Question 2

What is the economic policy of ‘One-Nation Conservatives’?

Answer 2

Some use of Keynesian Economics (invisible hand) to promote saving during the good years to increase public spending in periods of challenge

Question 3

What is the economic policy of ‘New Right’?

Answer 3

widening of the gap between the rich and the poor, introduction of the Poll Tax which unfairly impacted multi-adult households (which tended to be the poorer households). Low Taxation – previous attitudes had been high taxation for high state welfare.

Question 4

What was Thatcher’s policy towards taxation?

Answer 4

Thatcher saw high taxes as a disincentive and reduced this to allow workers and businesses to retain more of what they had worked for. This included reducing tax for top earners from 83% to 60% and then to 40%.

Question 5

What is the economic policy of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Cameron)

Answer 5

Cameron raised the income tax threshold to £12,500, supporting the poorest families in the UK, but also to raise the top tax bracket to enable to richest to stay richer. Pledged austerity measures to reduce the deficit and as a result reduced public spending.

Question 6

What is austerity?

Answer 6

Austerity refers to strict economic policies that a government imposes to control growing public debt, defined by increased frugality.

Question 7

What is the economic policy of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (May)

Answer 7

May pledged to support David Cameron’s tax “triple lock”, which guaranteed there would be no rise in national insurance, VAT or income tax, will be scrapped in favour of a general statement of intent to lower tax and simplify the tax system.

Question 8

What is the economic policy of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Johnson)

Answer 8

Johnson pledged no increases to income tax, National Insurance or VAT and to keep 19% corporation tax; reduce business rates; increase small business employment allowance

Question 9

What is the welfare policy of ‘Traditional Conservatives’?

Answer 9

Nothing discussed or included

Question 10

What is the welfare policy of ‘One-Nation Conservatives’?

Answer 10

Employers and Workmen Act 1875 to protect the workers and their rights in some ways, Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act which secured workers rights to strike

Question 11

What is the welfare policy of ‘New Right’ Conservatives?

Answer 11

student tuition assistance programs, reduced welfare across the board for all groups. Introduced Section 28 which limited by law the acceptance and teaching of homosexuality. Minimal reforms for welfare

Question 12

What is the welfare policy of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Cameron)

Answer 12

Cameron pledged £8 billion extra for the NHS, to remove the cap on university places to enable more to go to university. Support in place for lower income families and maintained the level of support in maternity and paternity packages.

Question 13

What is the welfare policy of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Johnson)

Answer 13

Johnson pledged 50,000 new nurses and 60,000 new doctors. 50 million extra GP appointments a year. Maintain the ‘triple lock’ protection for pensions to ensure they don’t lose any money. Raise National Insurance threshold to £9,500 in 2020 again supporting the lowest income families

Question 14

What is the law and order policy of ‘Traditional Conservatives’?

Answer 14

strong on order within society, but the concepts of police had not been formalised yet

Question 15

What is the law and order policy of ‘One Nation Conservatives’?

Answer 15

Opposed to immigration during WW1 and fears of Bolshevism from Russia

Question 16

What is the law and order policy of ‘New Right’ Conservatives?

Answer 16

Strong approach to law and order with Thatcher and the Falklands War, tough on criminals with increased sentencing. Law and order is a social service. Crime and the fear which the threat of crime induces can paralyse whole communities, keep lonely and vulnerable elderly people shut up in their homes, scar young lives and raise to cult status the swaggering violent bully who achieves predatory control over the streets.

Question 17

What is the law and order of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Cameron)

Answer 17

Cameron aimed to Outlaw groups that support hate with the introduction of banning orders for extremist organisations.

Question 18

What is the law and order of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (May)

Answer 18

May pledged to create a “national infrastructure police force” will be set up combining the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the Ministry of Defence Police and British Transport Police

Question 19

What is the law and order of ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Johnson)

Answer 19

Johnson pledged to recruit 20,000 more police officers and end halfway automatic release for serious crimes. A ‘safer streets’ message was key in the manifesto, linking to increase presence of police officers

Question 20

What is the foreign policy of ‘Traditional Conservatives’?

Answer 20

minimal involvement, some links to Empire and the role of Britain in retaining this ‘tradition’

Question 21

What is the foreign policy of ‘One-Nation Conservatives’?

Answer 21

working with the Western countries in WW1 and WW2 to create a support network
- NATO

Question 22

What is the foreign policy of the ‘New Right Conservatives’?

Answer 22

trong engagement in the Falklands War. Key issues over sovereignty and power within the British Isles. Very opposed to the EU and argued that we should reduce the power of the EU over UK based issues. Promoted transatlantic relationships with the USA - Reagan and Thatcher <3

Question 23

What is the foreign policy of the ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Cameron)

Answer 23

Cameron wanted to remain in the EU, but supported the majority vote to leave the EU. He also pledged to remove the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights (failed). He wanted to change our relationship with the EU and Keep an ambition of delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands, not the hundreds of thousands. BREXIT

Question 24

What is the foreign policy of the ‘Modern Conservatives’? (May)

Answer 24

May pledged to reduce annual net migration to the tens of thousands. Overseas student numbers will remain in the immigration statistics. The UK will retain its commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on foreign aid but the way in which the money is spent will be changed. A pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence and increase the budget by at least 0.5 per cent above inflation in every year of the new parliament.

Question 25

What is the foreign policy of the ‘Modern Conservatives’? (Johnson)

Answer 25

Johnson wanted to negotiate trade deals with the EU and other states and brung in an Australian-style points-based immigration system. Close relationship with Ukraine, despite Russian pressure

Question 26

How many seats did the Conservatives win in 1979 GE?

Answer 26

339 seats (60 seat majority)

Question 27

What percentage of vote share did the Conservatives win in 1979 GE?

Answer 27

43.9%

Question 28

How many seats did the Conservatives win in 1997 GE?

Answer 28

165 seats (-178 seat change)

Question 29

What percentage of vote share did the Conservatives win in 1997 GE?

Answer 29

30.7%

Question 30

How many seats did the Conservatives win in 2010 GE?

Answer 30

306 seats (326 needed)

Question 31

What percentage of vote share did the Conservatives win in 2010 GE?

Answer 31

36.1%

Question 32

How many seats did the Conservatives win in 2019 GE?

Answer 32

365 seats won (80-seat majority)

Question 33

What percentage of vote share did the Conservatives win in 2019 GE?

Answer 33

43.6%