Socialism

Question 1

Kerr

Answer 1

1. New Labour discredited Old Labour’s consensual govt. TUs, high tax etc. bad.
   Working in Neo-liberal paradigm - globalisation
   Prawn cocktail offensive - macrolevel market orientated approach
   - Microeconomics are old labour - employment, tackling poverty, minimum wage etc.

Question 2

Fielding - Politics Review

Answer 2

Labour attempted to appeal to middle class in order to win votes. 
Did not abandon all positive role of govt to separate from Tories. 
What matters is what works

Question 3

Tim Heppell - Pol Rev

Answer 3

New Labour image toxic to Miliband - Not Red Ed. more about blue and purple. Blue in first year - Glasman and Mandelson. Never really purple

Question 4

Watt - Guardian

Answer 4

Labour is disassociating itself from Thatcherism

Question 5

The Economist

Answer 5

Miliband’s reassessment of the relationship with Trade Unions could be his Clause IV moment - though Blair done his to advance his position, Miliband would be doing so to save his leadership

Question 6

Behr

Answer 6

Miliband has an identity crisis = needs to separate from New Labour, but not swing too left- criticised for contradicting things - to little and too much personality, equivalent to Thatcher, Red Ed.

Question 7

Eaton II

Answer 7

Kinnock lost in 1992 because of the tax bombshell (advocated tax rise), Miliband may lose because he wants borrowing which contrasts austerity. ALTHOUGH deficit in 2007 was lower than 2007. Labour not trusted with economy

Question 8

James Chapman

Answer 8

Liberal and Labour party aligning - Miliband condemned 40p tax rate for high earners, sweetheart deals in the NHS. Agree on mansion tax, removal of winter fuel payments for wealthy elderly, 2030 decarbonisation targets. Other difference largely trivial

Question 9

Martin O’Neill

Answer 9

Hacker + predistribution - Engineer a market with built in social equity mechanisms to start with. 3 - “property owning democracy” - James Meade - social democracy beyond the welfare state.

Question 10

Nick Robinson - BBC

Answer 10

More left wing than Blair is the objective of Miliband

Question 11

Rawnsley - Observer

Answer 11

Miliband is attempting to emulate the leadership style of Teddy Roosevelt - Roosevelt attempted to tackle capitalism + dismantle monopolies (sherman anti-trust) which Miliband believes in attacking predator capitalism, taking on the banks and the energy sector, as well as media monopolies