UK Politics (2) The Lesser Parties Flashcards
The Welsh name for The Party of Wales is?
Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru was formed in which year?
1925
Plaid Cymru won it’s first seat in parliament in which year?
1966
Who is the current leader of Plaid Cymru?
Rhun ap Iorwerth
Plaid Cymru policies…
Pro EU
‘Green jobs revolution’
Free social care
Liberalise drug laws
Oppose nuclear energy
Left wing nationalist party
The Green Party was founded in which year?
1972
The Ecology Party changed its name to The Green Party in which year?
1985
The Green Party achieved it’s first real success in which election?
1989 European Parliament Elections
Who is the first Green Party MP?
Caroline Lucas - elected in 2010
The current Green Party leaders are?
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey
Green Party ideology and policies…
Left libertarian
Green new deal
Four day working week
Pro EU
Electoral reform
Low consumption economy
UKIP was formed as a single issue party in which decade?
1990s
Who became UKIP leader in 2006
Nigel Farage
When he became leader of UKIP what did Farage attempt to do?
Broaden the appeal of the party by focusing on more issues such as immigration and grammar schools
What has happened to UKIP since the 2016 Brexit referendum?
The party has become largely insignificant. Going from having MEPs and an MP in 2015 to having no representation at any level
