the labour party

Question 1

what movement spawned the labour party?

Answer 1

trade union movement

Question 2

when did the labour representative committee, independent labour party , the trade union movement and fabian society to form the labour party?

Answer 2

1906

Question 3

from 1918-1995 what did clause IV commit all members of the labour party to?

Answer 3

common ownership of the means of production distribution of wealth and exchange

Question 4

what boosted the support for the labour party in 1918/1928?

Answer 4

working class gaining the vote

Question 5

who formed two labour governments in 1924 and 1929?

Answer 5

ramsey macdonald

Question 6

what 1942 cross-party report that identified the five giant evils of want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness was used as the basis for clement atlee creation of the welfare state after his election in 1945?

Answer 6

the beveridge report

Question 7

what did labour commit to in 1945 to deal with the 5 giant evils?

Answer 7

• NHS (disease)
• council houses (squalor)
• benefits (want)
• state education (ignorance)
• nationalisation of key industries and strong government relations with unions (idleness)

Question 8

although often described as socialist, what were old labour from 1945-1979?

Answer 8

social democrat

Question 9

what are the key principles of old labour (social democrat)? (8)

Answer 9

• redistrubiton of wealth
• equity
• collectivism
• common ownership of means of production
• trade unionism
• state planning and management of the economy
• commitment to a welfare state
• social justice

Question 10

when margaret thatcher won the 1979 election, after the vote of no confidence in callaghan, did michael foot take to the right or the left?

Answer 10

the left

Question 11

due to the labour party swinging left , who broke away from the labour party and what party did they form in 1981?

Answer 11

gang of four formed the social democrat party

Question 12

after the disastrous 1983 election for labour , which two labour figures started challenging he power of unions amd started to move the labour party back towards the centre?

Answer 12

neil kinnock and john smith

Question 13

what wing of the labour party took over the party in 1994 and rebranded the labour party as new labour?

Answer 13

the third way, new labour

Question 14

name at least three founders of new labour

Answer 14

tony blair, gordon brown, alistair campbell

Question 15

what are the main principles of new labour (third way)? (7)

Answer 15

• reject idea of class conflict
• acceptance of capitalism and free market
• equity
• communitarianism
• constitutional reform
• support economy where necessary to create wealth
• focus on enabling state

Question 16

give three policies that indicate ed milliband was a social democrat

Answer 16

• cutting tutition fees
• taxing rich with mansion tax
• more council houses

Question 17

give three policies that indicate that jeremy corbyn was a social democrat

Answer 17

• believed in nationalisation
• anti war
• increased welfare from taxing rich

Question 18

give the old labour (social democrat) faction of the labour party

Answer 18

momentum

Question 19

name the two new labour (third way) factions

Answer 19

progressive britain
labour first