Political Parties- Lib Dems

Question 1

What two parties joined to form Lib dems?

Answer 1

Social Democratic Party

Liberal

Question 2

Some ideology of the Lib dems?

Answer 2

Official “modern liberal” party of the centre left

Increasing social and economic equality through state intervention

Influenced by William Beveridge

Reducing inequality by progressive taxation

Question 3

What is modern liberalism?

Answer 3

Centre left

Progressive tax for redistribution of wealth

Pro social freedom

Question 4

Classic liberalism?

Answer 4

Centre right

Pro capitalism

Free market

Pro social freedom (same as modern liberalism)

Question 5

Current Lib dem economic policy?

Answer 5

Tackle abuse of zero hour contracts

60% of energy to be renewable by 2030

Spend additional £1bn on infrastructure

Raise corporation tax to 20%

Question 6

Current Lib dem welfare policy ?

Answer 6

Build 30,000 new homes per year

Extend free childcare to all 2 year olds

£6bn extra spending NHS

£7bn extra spending on schools focusing on pupil premium

Question 7

Lib dems law and order and foreign policy?

Answer 7

£300m more on local policing

Weed

Conserve human rights act

Opposed to Brexit, keep Britain in European single market and customs union