political parties-facts Flashcards
what was the cash for honours scandal?
Hit Tony Blair’s government in 2006 when it emerged that a number of secret loans had been made to the Labour Party before the 2005 General Election. Some of the lenders had subsequently been nomiated bfor the House Of Lords
who did Johnson nominate for peerage after donating £50,000 to his campaign to be party leader?
Peter Cruddas
The Michael Brown scandal
In 2005, a businessman who was later convicted for perjury became the Liberal Democrats’s largest donor, giving £2.4 million to the party. The party received criticism for not returning the donation, despite Michael Brown not being a registered UK voter and donating through a newly-created company
how much money is avaibile per party in grants from the Electoral Commission?
Up to £2 million
Blair’s famous quote on crime
‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’
between 1997 and 2007, the core spend per pupil rose by what?
48%
Blair’s famous phrase on education
‘education, education, education’
how many industries did Corbyn pledge to nationalise?
6
what age did Corbyn pledge he would freeze state pension at?
66
what phrase did Reeves coin for the stable economic that promote economic growth/
‘securenomics’
how many extra neighbourhood police officers did Labour pledge to recruit in the 2024 manifesto?
13,000
socialism
a state of mind and political movement that places such values as equality of opportunity, social justice and collectivism high on its scale of values
conservatism
a state of mind and a political movement that is naturally held political views
liberalism
a state of mind and a political movement that places freedom, rights and tolerance high on its scales of values
Old Labour/Social Democracy
social democracy is a political ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a capitalist economy, a policy regime involving a commitment to the representative democracy, measures for income distribution, and regulation of the economy in the general interest and welfare state provision
modern liberalism
focuses around the use of the state for the benefit of society as a whole
factionalism
a tendency within parties to split into different internal groups who hold views that at variance with the main beliefs of the party
consensus politics
a circumstance where two or more major political parties broadly agree on the most basic policies. A period where there are few or no major political conflicts
adversary politics
the opposite of consensus. This is a circumstance where political parties are engages in considerable conflict over political ossues.
what are conservatives anti… and what are they sceptical towards?
they are anti-utopian and are skeptical towards human nature and morality
who is regarded as the founder of Western conservative tradition?
Edmund Burke
what is one-nation conservatism?
a paternalistic form of British conservatism
who did the phrase ‘one nation tory’ originate with?
Benjamin Disraeli
what do traditional conservatives consider mankind’s most basic need is?
order and security
what is the New Right a combination of?
neo-conservatism and neo-liberalism
the reforms of which PM gave rise to what brand of socialism?
social democracy
what figures are associated with New Labour?
Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Alastair Campbell and John Prescott
where did New Labour come from?
the lack of Labour dominance since the 1980s
what is the core liberal value?
liberty
the order of liberalism
- classic liberalism
- social liberalism
- orange book liberalism
arguments for state funding of political parties
- parties are key to representing the public and up-holding effective democracy and therefore deserve state funding
- public funding would remove the disparity in resources available to different-size parties. pluralist democracy would improve
- parties and politicians could focus more on representing the public, rather than focusing on raising money
- prevent parties from trying to limit the funding of other political parties, e.g 2016 Trade Unions Act
- curb the possibility of corruption and those who have the money to donate to political parties having undue influence on policy/being able to get into a position of power which undermines democracy
arguments against state funding
- current funding ensures parties are independent from the state and therefore separate from the governing party
- no longer need to seek financial support and could therefore isolate from wishes of the public
- it would cost the tax payer a significant amount of money and they won’t want to fund parties they don’t support
- if funding was linked to past performances in election it would uphold the power of existing parties and not further a pluralist democracy
what % of donations came from individuals in the 2019 GE?
68%
what amount of money needs to be recorded?
£7500
who is the largest backer of Labour?
unite- the trade union
how much money did Unite give Labour in 2020?
£1.6 million
how much was Labour find in 2016?
£20,000
how much money was the Conservative Party fined in 2017 and why?
£70,000 for breaches its expense reporting for the 2015 GE
what report in 2007 claims party funding needs reforming?
‘Strengthening democracy: Fair and Sustainable Funding of Political Parties’ concluded by Philips
