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UK Politics - Coggle Diagram

- - - - cash for peerages scandal 2006; 1997 Ecclestone affair (formula 1's 1 mil donation - tobacco ban delay
      - 2000 political parties, elections and referendums act -> independent Electoral Commission; 2016 trade union act under tories -> trade members to 'opt' into political levy
  - - - tories & traditional -> one-nation-> thatcherism and the new right -> post-thatcherite party?
    - - 'old labour' and social democracy -> new labour under blair -> return of old labour under corbyn? -> keir starmer & centrist approach?
    - - whigs & classical liberals -> coalition gov 2010-15
- - - - strong and stable gov; easy; strong link in one-member constituencies
      - lack of proportionality; winner's bonus; limited voter choice; votes of unequal value
    - - AMS (Scottish parliament)
        
        2 votes - one for local MP; one for regional party. majority of members from single-member constituencies & others are 'topped-up' by closed party list in multi-member constituencies.
      - STV (northern ireland assembly)
        
        ranking of candidates in multi-member constituencies. use of 'droop quota'
      - SV (elected mayors, police/crime commissioners)
        
        first and second choice. candidate w/ +50% of first preference votes is elected
- - - - rise of social media & engagement of younger gens
      - impact of opinion polls e.g. 1992 counter-boost for anti-labour T/O
      - televised debates - nick clegg; tony blair and alastair campbell
      - clear link between press choice & voting patterns e.g. guardian-labour
    - - reinforces vs. changes pre-existing attitudes?
      - drastic drop in circulation of press