Voting Behavior and the Media

Question 1

Factors affecting voting behavior 2019

Answer 1

Competency - Corbyn low approval ratings and lack of faith in economic management (67% pub thought taxes raise to meet spending)
Issue consolidation and focus (Brexit election) - 7 months 26 to 71% of leavers backed cons.
Third parties - Brexit party (Now UKIP) weakened labour
Public view of parties and leader - Labour losing support of working class over years, Browns dismissal of immigration concerns by constiuents)

Question 2

Opinion Polls

Answer 2

2015 GE Polls predicted hung, massive cons campaign to avoid, Actually labour support overestimates, influenced voting to avoid hung
2017 GE Polls showed cons win, actually hung

Question 3

1979 Factors

Answer 3

Social context - Winter of discontent, Intrest 16%, Inflation 21%, Striking, Oil Crisis, Unemployment 1.75M
Incumbent government - Callaghan failing negotiaions with TUs, Strikes of services, Crisis what crisis sun, 5% wage cap
Opposition - Thatcher strong plan to weaken TUs, Ban sec picketing, Sweeping privitastion, Saatchi advertising Lab isnt working,
Media - Opinion polls forecast conservative win, Callaghan in caribbean, crisis what crisis.
Other - thatcher flipped working women