Political Parties - Labour

Question 1

Who is Attlee what did he do?

Answer 1

Clement Attlee PM 1945-51

Nationalisation of “commanding heights” main sectors of economy e.g coal

NHS

Question 2

Bevanites VS Gaitskellites?

Answer 2

Democratic socialist vs social democrats

Question 3

Who is Harold Wilson

Answer 3

PM in the early 70s

Very liberal

Lowered voting age, legalised homosexuality and abortion, abolished death penalty

But very high tax, top rate of income tax 83%, and 15% on unearned income

Question 4

When did clause 4 change? And what to?

Answer 4

1995

Less nationalisation

More “enterprise if the market and the rigour of competition”

Question 5

New Labour economic policies?

Answer 5

Cut corporation tax 33% to 28%

Privatised air traffic services

Outsourced public services to private businesses

Question 6

New Labour on welfare?

Answer 6

Cut benefits to people who rejected good work offers

1990-2010 healthcare spending almost doubled

Question 7

New Labour on social policy?

Answer 7

Lifted ban on gay people in military

Repealed Section 28

Gender recognition act allowed trans people to change their legal gender

Question 8

New Labour on civil liberties?

Answer 8

Identity cards linked to national database

Anti terrorism crime and security act 2001 allowed detention without trial of terrorist suspects

Prevention of terrorism 2005 Also allowed imposition of control orders on terrorist suspects

Question 9

Current democratic socialist policies in manifesto?

Answer 9

Increase corp tax from 18% as 2020 plan to 26%

Commitment to nationalise Royal Mail, energy, railways, water

Question 10

Current attitudes to welfare?

Answer 10

Shift towards universalism provision, as opposed to particularism

Abolish tuition fees
Apply VAT to independent school fees
Maintain ban on grammar schools

Increase NHS spending by £30 billion

Question 11

Current labour on foreign policy?

Answer 11

Committed to staying in NATO, renewing Trident, spend 2% of GDP on defence

Question 12

Far left were traditionally…?

Answer 12

Eurosceptic

1975 EU referendum by Benn/Foot

Question 13

Economic policy consensus between labour and conservatives?

Answer 13

Labour £10 minimum wage by 2020
Conservative raise to £8.75 (60% of median earnings)

Conservative commitment to cap energy prices are like ed milliband

Question 14

What did Labour try to due during Brexit negotiations?

Answer 14

Guarantee the rights of EU citizens who lived in the UK before Brexit but motion was rejected by the UK government