UK vs US Policy

Question 1

Similarities between Labour and Democrats on the Economy

Answer 1

• Pro-business
  - Labour relaunching industrial strategy, reforms to business rates and the apprenticeship levy, improvements to UK-EU relations.
  - Democrats want to claw back tax breaks, believe the wealthiest individuals and business should pay their fair share of taxes, believe in raisiing minimum wage to $17 per hour.
• Pro unions
  - Labour believe they are neccessary to ensure worker’s rights and under Starmer they are running as “Pro business, pro-worker”.
  - Democrats think unions are necessary, and anyone should be able to join one regardless of where they work.
• Higher taxation - with progressive taxation to be spent on welfare/infrastructure

Question 2

Differences between Labour and Democrats on the economy

Answer 2

• Labour are more pro unions
• Labour have more socialist values with more corporation tax
• Democrats are more focused on just stopping tax breaks

Question 3

Reasons for differences between Labour and Democrats on the economy

Answer 3

Rational - Change in Labour leader who is more centrist/right with
Cultural - US entrenched in Liberal values compared to Labour links with Socialism

Question 4

Similarities between Labour and Democrats on welfare and public services

Answer 4

• Support access to healthcare
• Both support greater welfare
  - Starmer wants to scrap universal credit with a more generous system
  - Democrats want to take agressive steps to increase the availability of affordable housing
• Support more investment in education
• Support access to free/affordable education

Question 5

Differences between Labour and Democrats on welfare and public services

Answer 5

• Labour are committed to the NHS whereas Democrats would never support a nationalised health service, but instead greater access to healthcare
• Labour are committed to removing private school’s charitable status, whereas Democrats are pro-private education (freedom of speech = freedom of money)

Question 6

Reasons for similarities/differences between Labour and Democrats on welfare and public services

Answer 6

Similarities:
- Rational - Starmer has moved the Labour party far more to the centre, closer to the Democrats, meaning that lots of their policies overlap (both pledging to not raise income tax)

Question 7

Similarities between Labour and Democrats on the environment

Answer 7

• Concerned about the environment
• Labour want to decarbonise by 2030, Democrats want to be 50% renewable by 2050
• Both support Paris Climate Accord
• Do not believe environmental policies should get in the way of economic policies.
  - E.g., Labour U-turn on £28 billion a year green policies due to wanting to be economically responsible.
  - E.g., Democrats wary to get rid of fossil fuels due to the significant fossil fuel industries

Question 8

Differences between Labour and Democrats on the environment

Answer 8

• Labour want to be Carbon Neutral by 2030, Democrats want to be Carbon neutral by 2050.

Question 9

Reasons of similarities/differences between Labour and Democrats on the environment