political party terms Flashcards
Where does a party get it’s funds from?
donations (not over £500)
subscriptions
merch
fund raising
loans
self finance
shorts money
What is shorts money
A public funding scheme that is given to the opposition
conservatism
Freedom from the government
self-owned businesses
low tax
free market
prioritizes economy
traditions
neo-conservatism
strong law and order
strong policies
traditional
neo-liberalism
extreme free market and privatization
Paternalism
bridging the gap between rich and the poor (helping each other out)
pragmatism
Do what works at the time
Keynesianism
You have to tax things so you can pay for things
Thatcher and new right
a mixture of neo liberalism and neo conservatism (Looking after yourself, cut taxes, privatization and less power to trade unions)
What were the first and second labor governments like?
Did not have majorities, short lived, did not pass legislation
Which PM is a good example of new labor
Blair
New labor
devolution, nationalisation, tackling crime and poor conditions, equality of oppotunity, minimum wage, rights and responsibility, responsible with finances, human rights act
old/traditional labor
nationalization, redistribution of income and wealth
Early liberalism
individualism
freedom
minimal state
human rationality
equality
new/modern liberalism
social reforms
helping people to be free (managing capitalism)
capitalism drives inequality
