Politics:Parties - 2.3 Minor UK political parties Flashcards
What is the Conservative Party’s economic policy regarding the deficit?
Eliminate the deficit and return to an overall surplus by the end of the parliament.
What is the Labour Party’s approach to the economy?
Balance the books by cutting the deficit every year, with a surplus on the current budget and national debt falling in the next parliament.
What do the Liberal Democrats propose for the economy?
Deal with the deficit by 2017/18 through spending cuts and tax rises.
What is the Conservative Party’s stance on migration?
Aim to keep annual net migration in the tens of thousands.
What is the Labour Party’s home affairs policy regarding police?
Scrap police and crime commissioners and create a commissioner on domestic and sexual abuse.
What do the Liberal Democrats propose for drug possession?
End imprisonment for possessing drugs for personal use.
What is the Conservative Party’s education policy on school funding?
Protect school funding per pupil.
What does the Labour Party propose for NHS funding?
Increase NHS spending in England by at least £8bn above inflation over the next 5 years.
What is the Liberal Democrats’ plan for childcare?
30 hours per week free childcare for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds.
What is the Conservative Party’s environmental policy on wind farms?
Phase out subsidies for new onshore wind farms.
What is the Labour Party’s goal for carbon emissions?
Reduce carbon emissions generated during electricity production to zero by 2030.
What do the Liberal Democrats aim to achieve regarding renewable electricity?
Double renewable electricity by 2020.
What is the Conservative Party’s foreign policy regarding Trident?
Replace Trident with four submarines to maintain continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent.
What is the Labour Party’s stance on the Human Rights Act?
Scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
What do the Liberal Democrats propose for the EU?
Remain in the EU, opening new markets for British businesses.
What is the Conservative Party’s proposal for constitutional reform?
Devolve further powers to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly.
What do the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats propose regarding voting age?
Bring in votes for 16-year-olds.
