political parties key evidence

Question 1

in 2020 what income did Labour report from membership fees?

Answer 1

£34.5 million

Question 2

between July to September of 2022 how much did the Conservatives report in donations?

Answer 2

over £3 million

Question 3

Give 3 key factors of the Tory manifesto in 2019

Answer 3

spend £6.3bn upgrading energy efficiency of over 2 million homes

pensions will rise by 2.5% each year

commitment to net 0 by 2050

Question 4

examples of tory policies introduced recently

Answer 4

Rwanda
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act of 2022 placed restrictions on protest rights

Question 5

Give 3 key factors of the Labour manifesto in 2019

Answer 5

increase in NHS budged by 4.3%
a 2nd Brexit referendum
abolish private schools’ charitable status

Question 6

examples of Labour policies introduced recently

Answer 6

starter has pledged to increase tax on top 5% of earners
end privatisation of NHS
Starmer called the Rwanda bill ‘unethical’

Question 7

Lib Dem 2019 promises

Answer 7

legalise cannabis, stop Brexit 1p increase in income tax for the NHS

Question 8

SNP 2019 promises

Answer 8

stop Brexit, increase paternity leave to 12 weeks, all new cars electric by 2032

Question 9

Describe the 2000 Political parties elections and Referendum Act

Answer 9

an attempt to regulate party funding by putting an overall limit on party spending in general election campaigns and required parties to declare all donations over £5,000 to Electoral Commission

Question 10

Indivudlas and entities cannot donate more than how much in a given year without the donation being publicly disclosed?

Answer 10

£7,500

Question 11

What is short money?

Answer 11

public funding of political parties - there are strict criteria for parties to qualify for this including number of seats and votes a party has

Question 12

when was short money introduced?

Answer 12

1975

Question 13

By what percent did Torys increase its fees by in 2022?

Answer 13

56% - to £39.00 per yr

Question 14

Describe the Frank Hester scandal and with donations

Answer 14

He has given the Tories £15 million in the last year - with £5 million after his racist comment about Dianne Abbott that made him ‘want to hate all black women’ and that she ‘should be shot’

The Tories have not returned this money and have accepted it

links to bribery?!

Question 15

Cranbourne money?

Answer 15

subsidised for opposition to scrutinise the House of Lords over how democratic they can be