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Political Parties (shortened 2.1) + 2.2: - Coggle Diagram
Political Parties (shortened 2.1) + 2.2:
Definition: Organised group of people with similar political views who seek to gain political power by fielding candidates for public office - set policies to hope to convert into political action
Left vs. Right:
Left:
Desire for change
make society more equal
favours group solutions
support state interventionism and collectivism
belief in redistribution of wealth
Right:
Support status quo - socially strict
society needs stability, order, hierarchy
favours economic individual freedom and private property over collectivism
low taxes, limited welfare, free market economics
Party policies - 2019 GE:
Tories:
Pass Withdrawal Agreement Bill - Brexit by Jan
£20.5bn additional funding to NHS by 2023-24 - 50,000 more nurses
20,000 more police officers in next 3 yrs
No rises to National Insurance, income tax or VAT
Intro points-based immigration system
Labour:
£400bn national transformation fund - £250bn for energy, transport and enviro - £150bn for schools, hospitals, housing
Free fibre-optic broadband for every house by 2030
£10 an hour minimum wage for all workers
Hold another ref on Brexit
Brexit Party:
Leave all EU institutions - FTA agreed by 1 July 2020 - if not leave on WTO terms
£200bn spending programme on infrastructure, wi-fi, services for youth
Lib Dems:
Stop Brexit
£20bn a yr for 5 to tackle climate change
1p rise in income tax to invest in health & social care
Recruit 20,000 more teachers - increase funds by £10.6bn
£130bn investment in infrastructure
Green Party:
£100bn a year for 10 for climate change
Net-zero emissions by 2030
Pursue green new deal and structural transformaition of infrastructure
Create 1m+ jobs through green investemnt
Intro People's Vote Bill for another ref
SNP:
Keep Scotland in EU
Hold Indyref2
Drug classification powers to Holyrood
Push UK gov to increase health & social care spending in Scotland