Reinventing Labour

Question 1

Who was Labour Leader during the 1983 Election?

Answer 1

Michael Foot

Question 2

What were Foots new policies for the 1983 Election?

Answer 2

• Unilateral Disarmament
• Exit from both NATO, and EEC
• Controls on the Banks
• Creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund
• National Minimum Wage
• Ban on Hunting to Hounds
• Devolution for Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Selected re-nationalisation
• Abolition of the House of Lords

Question 3

What was Foots Manifesto referred to as?

Answer 3

‘Longest Suicide Note in History’

Question 4

Who Replaced Foot as Leader?

Answer 4

Neil Kinnock

Question 5

Kinnock faced two Defeats. In which Years and against whom?

Answer 5

1987 - Thatcher
1992 - Major

Resigned shortly after

Question 6

What did Blair and Brown do in 1995?

Answer 6

Reword Clause IV to not so directly talk about nationalisation….

Question 7

What is Social Democracy?

Answer 7

• Hybrid of Socialism and Liberalism
• positive conception of Liberty
• AN EXTREMELY ACTIVE STATE

Question 8

There was Massive Policy output by Blair and Brown, which two actions occured in 1997?

a) Bank of England regaining independence?
b) The Scots and Welsh having Referenda
c) Sunningdale
d) Good Friday Agreement

Answer 8

a) and b)

The Bank of England became independent and the Scots and Welsh held referenda.

Question 9

In 1998 one agreement, one act, one reform and one restriction came into force. What were they?

Answer 9

• Good Friday Agreement
• Human Rights Act
• Reform of the House of Lords to reduce number of hereditary peers.
• Fiscal Prudence; Basically stops silly borrowing and lending by banks.

Question 10

What was Blair’s Downfall?

Answer 10

Blair’s downfall wasn’t one thing, but many;

• War on Terror (A ShitShow)
• Claiming Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction
• The 1 million march on Westminster against the invasion of Iraq (WHICH WAS FUCKING IGNORED)
• The Ultimate Invasion of Iraq.