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Political Parties (The Labour Party (1945 (Basis of this policy was from…
Political Parties
The Labour Party
Labour under Corbyn
Corbyn is a change, he has gone back to socialist policy from Post War Brittan and this has caused splits within the party as most of them stand for more Blairite policies
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Believe in socialism - an ideology with the core belief that a society should exist in which popular collectives control the means of power, and therefore production
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Clause 4 - this was set by the Labour party of 1900 and set out what they aimed to achieve - equal distribution, secure full fruits of workers industry, and common ownership #
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Attlee Policies remained in the UK until Thatcher started to dismantle them in the 1980s. Labour was very unpopular until Tony Blair created the 'New Labour'
Blair Started to re-write clause 4 and it became more individualist - Blair continued with Thatcherism but maintained the welfare state, this makes Blair's Labour much more right wing
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The Conservative Party
want to conserve things, keeping the same - looking back ideology
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Origins
Right wing ideology that largely believes in preserving traditions and institutions of the country and allowing society to develop gradually, adapting only when necessary
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Mid 1945-1970s
Benjamin Disraeli idea of 'one nation' conservatism believe in helping the poorer people - not creating 'two nations', rich and poor
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Don' t oppose ideas of welfare state, a mixed economy and good relations with trade unions
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Thatcherism
Thatcherism
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Economic thatcherism, privatising, right to buy act. Dismantling of the Attlee model
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Liberal Democrats
is an ideology defined by a commitment to the individual, reflected in the doctrine of 'natural' or human rights. Core value of liberals is Freedom
Classical Liberals believe in minimal state intervention. Also, believe in free-market capitalism. Views individual as self-interested and self-reliant
Modern Liberals believe in social welfare and economic intervention. This holds that the state should 'help individuals, help themselves'
Tolerance - people should be willing to accept ideas and practices of which they disapprove, safeguarding diversity and debate
Freedom - Individuals should enjoy the greatest possible freedoms available, consistent with a like freedom for all
Individualism - the individual is of a supreme importance, implying an emphasis on rights or entitlements
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House of Commons
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Powers
- Commons is politically and legally dominate chamber
- Vote of no confidence
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Seats as of 2015
- Conservatives 330
- Labour 231
- SNP 54
- Lib Dems 8
- Democratic Unionist Party 8
- Independent 4
- Sinn Fein 4
- Plaid Cymru 3
- Social Democratic and Labour Party 3
- Ulster Unionist 2
- Green 1
- UKIP 1
- Speaker 1
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