UK GOV - SOV & EU Flashcards
a single market is used between EU members where..
without tariffs, quotas or taxes on trade
the aim of a single market is to create…
more seamless trade
on which 2 policies has UK policy been most dramatically impacted
The Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
What did the CAP provide farmers with in the EU
financial support in the form of subsidies
arguably, what has implementation of the CAP driven up the price of in the UK
food/farmers produce
what did the CFP used to do
used to manage fishing fleets and stocks
what has the CFP been criticised for
giving equal access to UK waters to EU fishing fleets at the detriment of the UK
what has the CFP been blamed for
decline of the UK’s fishing industry
moving to the single market has meant that ?% of regulation on production, sale and distribution of goods, services and capital in the UK originated in the EU
80%
despite being in the EU, large areas of what were left largely unaffected, e.g.
Policy such as taxation.
which 3 areas of policy show a clear lack of impact of the EU, remaining largely unchanged
Education, Welfare & Healthcare
attempts to make what have been largely unsuccessful
A common Foreign and Defence policy
why did attempts to make a common foreign and defence policy prove unsuccessful in the UK
due to close NATO ties and relations with the EU
what event has made it so that the UK has complete and utter control over main policy areas
BREXIT
as a result of BREXIT, which two Acts were passed to 1. protect internal trade and 2. prepare farmers for leaving CAP
The Internal Market Bill and the 2020 Agriculture bill
the Internal Market Bill(IMB) was legislated to allow the govt. to provide funding for projects that would previously be funded by what
the EU Regional Policy Fund
what has been split in the UK over the issue of BREXIT
the TORY party and the LABOUR party
Divisions in the Labour party led which leader to call a membership referendum in 1975
Harold Wilson
what % of Wilson’s labour party backed leaving the EEC due to its undemocratic nature
33%
under which leader did a positive attitude towards Europe emerge, lasting until c.2016
Tony Blair
why did the labour party become split once again in 2016 under Corbyn
Corbyn, Labour leader, wanted to leave the EU despite his party’s official stance of Remain
what grew within the tory party after the late 1980s
Euroscepticism
by 2016, the tory party had been facing threats from who and who, forcing Cameron to call an election
the UKIP party and Backbenchers
which leader suffered 33 defeats as PM even after the 2016 REF, showing clear divisions
Theresa May
since Brexit in 2019, what have there been a lack of calls for
rejoining the EU
under which leader did the tory party briefly unite
Bojo
over which plan has the tory party been united over
The windsor Framework in NI
which two parties had a lack of success in General Elections
UKIP and the Brexit Party
what was the Brexit party renamed in 2022
Reform UK
how many Reform UK candidates ( out of the 300 that stood) won seats in the 2024 local elections
2/300
in which seat did reform come third in its By-election
Blackpool
the confirmation of brexit solidified a what
A Eurosceptic opinion in the UK
what two events/ crises solidified this Eurosceptic view
the Eurozone & Migration crisis
in the 2019 GE, what did most voters vote based on
which party would deliver BREXIT
what % of Scots voted to remain in the EU
60%
the high proportion of scots who wanted to remain and their vote being ignored has led to increased calls for what
Independence from the EU
arguably, Euroscepticism is what..
Not new.
prior to the 1975 Referendum, what fraction of the UK opposed membership
2/3 or 66%
opinion polls have stated that support for what in the UK has been lower in the UK compared to other nations
support for the European Project
in 2014, what % of Brits were optimistic about the EU’s future
44%
turnout in what elections suggest a lack of support for the EU
European Elections
in 2014, what was the TO in the European election
35%
in 2019, what was the TO in the European election
37%
