Political Parties - Established Minor Parties

Question 1

What is the economic policy of ‘Classical Liberalism’?

Answer 1

laissez faire government intervention, maximum freedoms in the economy (as possible), low taxation, free market capitalism

Question 2

What is the economic policy of social democrats?

Answer 2

aims to maintain public spending at about 41% of GDP, aims to introduce a 10p and 30p tax bracket to better support poorer families, increase the top rate of tax to 47%, maintain corporation tax at 19% but bring in incentives for businesses to stay in the UK,

Question 3

What is the economic policy of Liberal Democrats?

Answer 3

work to eliminate the budget, increase the payable income for tax to protect the poorest families, promised to ‘borrow less than Labour and cut less than the Tories’, Restore Corporation Tax to 20 per cent – reversing the Conservatives’ reduction of this tax to 17 per cent – and keep the rate stable with a predictable future path, increased financial support for smaller businesses

Question 4

What is the welfare policy of Classical Liberals?

Answer 4

minimal welfare believing in maximum freedoms. By the time of Gladstone supported welfare for those most in need including workers protections

Question 5

What is the welfare policy of ‘social democrats’?

Answer 5

improvements to the Universal Credit system, NI cards distributed to all citizens to improve chances for employment etc, extending health services

Question 6

What is the welfare policy of Liberal Democrats?

Answer 6

improvements to the Universal Credit system, NI cards distributed to all citizens to improve chances for employment etc, extending health services, Reform Universal Credit to be more supportive of the self-employed, Increase Local Housing Allowance in line with average rents in an area.

Question 7

What is the ‘law and order’ of Classical Liberalism?

Answer 7

Classical Liberalism – Nightwatchman state originally focusing on only preventing harm to others with little legal involvement (see liberal ideology)

Question 8

What is the ‘law and order’ of Social Democrats?

Answer 8

the oversight of policing will be the responsibility of Police Authorities comprising elected members from local government together with co-opted members from police unions, victims groups, the NHS and the Fire Service, Community policing shall be prioritised and frontline police numbers shall be increased by 20,000 throughout the parliamentary term

Question 9

What is the ‘law and order’ of Liberals Democrats?

Answer 9

Transform prisons into places of rehabilitation and recovery by recruiting 2,000 more prison officers and improving the provision of training, education and work opportunities, Reduce the number of people unnecessarily in prison, including by: introducing a presumption against short prison sentences; ending prison sentences for the possession of drugs for personal use;educe the overrepresentation of people from BAME backgrounds throughout the criminal justice system, Improve and properly fund the supervision of offenders in the community,

Question 10

What is the ‘foreign policy’ of Classical Liberalism?

Answer 10

minimal interaction with foreign bodies, improved relations during WW1

Question 11

What is the ‘foreign policy’ of Social Democrats?

Answer 11

maintain membership of NATO, maintain Trident commitments, have minimal involvement in foreign wars, promote intelligence to tackle terrorism

Question 12

What is the ‘foreign policy’ of Liberal Democrats?

Answer 12

pposed to Brexit and promised to stop it if they won the 2019 election (they did not), Increase overseas financial support for the ongoing refugee crisis, focussing on countries that have accepted millions of refugees, Work with European partners to introduce a European Magnitsky Act that would enable sanctions against corrupt individuals and perpetrators of human rights abuses

Question 13

What is the economic policy of the SNP (exclusive to Scotland)?

Answer 13

Freeze income rate taxes
Invest £33 billion into Scottish infrastructure Minimum income guarantee for lower income earners Investing £500 million into new jobs

Question 14

What is the welfare policy of the SNP (exclusively to Scotland)?

Answer 14

Increase NHS spending by 20%
Create a National Care Service with a focus on mental health and support
Free breakfast and lunch for all primary school children Increased support for lower income earners
Increased support for new mothers, with one-off payments of £600 and payments for children joining school
Scrap residential care charges for those who need it Abolish dentistry charges

Question 15

What is the ‘law and order’ policy of the SNP?

Answer 15

A reformed justice system for increased fairness
Focus on rehabilitation and support
Working with the other mediation services to help criminals re-join society

Question 16

What is the ‘foreign policy’ of the SNP (exclusively to Scotland)?

Answer 16

Re-join the EU as an independent country
Have a second referendum to leave the UK and being an independent country - this is happen after the COVID crisis
Increased devolution for within the UK “We want to see devolution of drugs policy, to help tackle what is a public health emergency”

Question 17

What is the economic policy of the ‘Green Party’?

Answer 17

Pledges a £100billion-per-year investment plan to deliver a Green New Deal over the next 10 years. The party wants to use the measures to create a net- zero carbon economy by 2030.
Reverse privatisation of the NHS and return these to public control
Change / abolish the Council Tax policy and rewrite into a Land Value Tax
Increase corporation tax to 24%

Question 18

What is the welfare policy of the ‘Green Party’?

Answer 18

The Greens would introduce a universal basic income, providing every UK citizen with £89 per week in state funding.
It would provide a boost to those in work and leave no- one on benefits worse off, according to the manifesto. Party leaders have promised to increase funding for the NHS by at least £6 billion each year until 2030 - a 4.5% increase on the 2018/19 budget.

Question 19

What is the ‘law and order’ policy of the Green Party?

Answer 19

Restorative justice would be expanded to allow those affected by crimes to meet offenders as part of a bid to cut the prison population by 50%.
Misogyny would be made a hate crime under a Green- led administration and the personal use of drugs, including some Class A substances, would be de- criminalised.
Heroin would be available on prescription and cannabis clubs would be permitted, allowing marijuana to be grown and consumed by adults.

Question 20

What is the foreign policy of the Green Party?

Answer 20

wanted to remain within the EU and promote legislation within the EU
Increase the International Development fund from £10 million to £15 million
The pro-European Union party has re-committed itself to a second referendum and to campaign for Remain. It says staying in the bloc would help “lead the fight against the climate emergency”.

Question 21

What is the economic policy of UKIP?

Answer 21

Lower income tax

Create free shipping ports in the North to ‘turbo charge’ the North of England’s economy Promote free market economies

Question 22

What is the welfare policy of UKIP?

Answer 22

Increase social care funding by £5 billion
Support ‘equal pay for equal work’ but opposed to all quotas in employment
Opposed to all ‘gender’ laws and argue that gender and sex are the same

Question 23

What is the ‘law and order’ policy of UKIP?

Answer 23

Increase police numbers by at least 30,000
Abolish all EU legislation
Create new legislation surrounding Human Rights for UK citizens
Relaxing laws on ‘politically incorrect opinions’ and focusing on what they call ‘real crimes’
Arm all police with tasers
Increase sentencing for a range of crimes

Question 24

What is the ‘foreign policy’ of UKIP?

Answer 24

Commitment to Brexit and returning sovereignty to the UK
Reduce investments abroad and return £14 billion to the central government to spend on UK issues
Remain committed to the 2% GDP contribution to NATO
Increase armed forces budget by £7 billion each year Maintain Trident nuclear site