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Uk Political Parties Flashcards

1
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What is short cranborne money

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Financial support provided to opposition parties

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2
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Parties can’t spend more than how much on one constituency in an election

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30k

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3
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Donations over what have to be registered with who

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7.5k, electoral commission

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4
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What is levelling up

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Goal of economic in all parts of the country

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5
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When were the thatcher governments

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May 4 1979 to nov 28 1990

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6
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In the 2019 election, how many seats did labour gain

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202

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7
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When were the Lib Dem’s established, when which two parties merged

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1988, liberal party and the social democrat party

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8
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In the 2015 election, ukip gained what percentage of the vote

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12.6%

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9
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What is a 2 and a half party democracy

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2 major parties and a 3rd party with partial influence

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10
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How many seats did thatcher gain in 1983

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397

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11
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How many seats did Tony Blair gain in 1997

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418

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12
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How many seats did harold Wilson in 1966

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364

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13
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How many seats did Tony Blair gain in 2004

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376

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14
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What had the conservative majority fallen to by January 2024

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53

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15
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Tell me about Peter bones recall petition. Which constituency? How many signed it?

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Wellingborough, 13%

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16
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With a by election having been triggered in Wellingborough following Peter bones bullying allegations, labour won achieving a what percentage majority, having needed a what point swing, what was interesting about this swing

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28.5% majority, 18 point swing, 2nd highest swing since the 2nd world war

17
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What was the turnout for the by election for Peter bones in Wellingborough, when was this

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35.2% January 2024

18
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What is a political ideology

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A collection of theories that give perspective on how things should be run - set of common ideas and themes

19
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What’s the difference between a political party and a pressure group

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Party - like minded people who seek power, group - like minded people who seek to influence power

20
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What are the key principles of the left wing

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State intervention, collective rights, industry regulation

21
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What are the key principles of the right wing

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Strong law and order, preference for free market, emphasis on individual rights

22
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Only what percentage of the country are memeber of a political party

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4%

23
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How much are mps payed as of 2019 and from what

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80k approx, general taxation

24
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When was the mps expenses scandal, why

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Excessive liberal spending, 2011

25
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When did the pandoras papers scandal happen? Why?

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2021, questions over party funding

26
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In the 2019 election, what percentage of Tory donations were from very wealthy people

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68%

27
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What kind of donations are illegal in election

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Foreign donations

28
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What is the leaders group

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People that had given over 50k in the last year could buy a lunch with senior Tory politicians

29
Q

JC bamford excavator ltd gave the Torres just over what between when and when

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2017 and 2019, £2.5 million

30
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In the 2019 election, where did labour get most of their donations, what percentage came from this group

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Trade unions, 93%

31
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Around how much was spent in the 2019 general election

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£50

32
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What was the cash for peerages scandal, when was it? What did it result in?

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2006, loaned money was a loophole leading to titles the police questioned Blair, PPER act was amended in 2010, loaned subject to the same rule as donations

33
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What was the political parties, elections and referendums act and when was it passed

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2000
- established an independent election commisssion to ministro general election spending
- donations over 5k nationally and 1k constituency wise must be declared and published
- donations from people not on the electoral role are banned

34
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When and who suggested tax funded elections

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Sir Hayden Williams in 2007

35
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When and who called for caps in individual donations

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Labour and Lib Dem’s in 2015

36
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When was the European research formed and by who that meant the uk ended uk up in the EEC

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1974, Edward heath

37
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In 2019 the conservatives broke the red wall, what was set up to look at the interests of these constituencies

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Northern Research group

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