Political Parties - Established Minor Parties Flashcards
What is the economic policy of ‘Classical Liberalism’?
laissez faire government intervention, maximum freedoms in the economy (as possible), low taxation, free market capitalism
What is the economic policy of social democrats?
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,
What is the economic policy of Liberal Democrats?
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
What is the welfare policy of Classical Liberals?
minimal welfare believing in maximum freedoms. By the time of Gladstone supported welfare for those most in need including workers protections
What is the welfare policy of ‘social democrats’?
improvements to the Universal Credit system, NI cards distributed to all citizens to improve chances for employment etc, extending health services
What is the welfare policy of Liberal Democrats?
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.
What is the ‘law and order’ of Classical Liberalism?
Classical Liberalism – Nightwatchman state originally focusing on only preventing harm to others with little legal involvement (see liberal ideology)
What is the ‘law and order’ of Social Democrats?
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
What is the ‘law and order’ of Liberals Democrats?
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,
What is the ‘foreign policy’ of Classical Liberalism?
minimal interaction with foreign bodies, improved relations during WW1
What is the ‘foreign policy’ of Social Democrats?
maintain membership of NATO, maintain Trident commitments, have minimal involvement in foreign wars, promote intelligence to tackle terrorism
What is the ‘foreign policy’ of Liberal Democrats?
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
What is the economic policy of the SNP (exclusive to Scotland)?
Freeze income rate taxes
Invest £33 billion into Scottish infrastructure Minimum income guarantee for lower income earners Investing £500 million into new jobs
What is the welfare policy of the SNP (exclusively to Scotland)?
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
What is the ‘law and order’ policy of the SNP?
A reformed justice system for increased fairness
Focus on rehabilitation and support
Working with the other mediation services to help criminals re-join society