The Labour Party Flashcards
what is a communist?
everybody gets the same.
what is a socialist?
production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
what is collectivism?
common ownership - everyone puts in, everyone gets out. E.g. NHS
what was New Labour?
the rebranding of the Labour party through Tony Blair’s shift to the left.
why did Conservatives eventually beat Tony Blair?
Iraq war and government debt
examples of Ed Millibands policies?
50% on high income tax, more money for the NHS and stop tax fraud.
why did people not like Ed Milliband?
was too centralist, always contradicted himself.
what are some New Labour policies?
ASBOs - tough on crime and the causes of crime, introduced a national minimal wage and conserving resources before investing more into key public services.
why old to new labour?
electoral support for labour fell, party spilt and leavers formed new party (SDP) and there was a change in the nature of the British society.
what is new labour?
communitarianism & the state does not look after the people - it facilitates individuals who want to do so.
who was labours first primeminister
Macdonald
what did he do?
Wheatley housing act - 500,000 homes
who created the NHS?
labours 2nd prime minister Atlee - 1940s
what was wilsons theory for modernising Britain in 1964?
the white heat
who caused the death of the Labour party?
Micheal foot
