the role of signifcance of oppostition

Question 1

when is an oppostion effective

Answer 1

When there is a small majority

Question 2

how should the oppostion behave ?

Answer 2

• rather than object an idea they need to propose a better way of doing it

Question 3

When was william hague tory leader?

Answer 3

1997-2001

Question 4

what minority did he have ?

Answer 4

1997=146
2001 =158
- he resingned because of this

Question 5

how long are oppostion parties given?

Answer 5

-the main oppositon party is given 17 days
-all of the others are given 20 days

Question 6

whats ‘short money’?

Answer 6

-funding the opposition party has access to scrutinise the goverment
-in 2015 they oppostion got cut from the civil service

Question 7

what is the shadow cabinent?

Answer 7

-a mirror of the main goverment cabinet to hold them to account

Question 8

in 2015 ?

Answer 8

-SNP used there 3 days to debate HMRC and trident. issues were important to SNP

Question 9

how does the oppostion respond to the queens speech ?

Answer 9

they respond talking about budget annoucements by the chancellor

Question 10

PMQ ?

Answer 10

-every wednesday 12pm
-Attracts alot of media attention and full HOC
-very loud and shouty
-one opportunity a week to directly scrutinise the PM or oppostion.

Question 11

how is this effective.

Answer 11

• while they put alot of effort into questioning and anwsering it will end up with no political consequence
• Its more of a media spectical

Question 12

why do backbench MP’s ask postive questions?

Answer 12

• is to use up time
• provide positive questions to show good goverment policies
  -to show constituency that there MP’s are doing a good job

Question 13

media specticale ?

Answer 13

cameron and corbyn used it as a public scorn and personal attacks

Question 14

who made wall of sound?

Answer 14

-tory MP desmond swayne created a wall of sound.
- a tatic used against ed milliband 2011-2015