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- - - - Thatcher won three general elections because her direct and patriotic leadership appealed to aspiration working class voters.
      - Blair won two landslide victories in 1997 and 2001 with his optimistic vision winning support among all ages groups and classes.
      - However, Ed Miliband failed to convince the public that he was 'tough enough' to be Prime Minister.
- - - - Short Money for opposition parties
        
        allocated to the opposition parties for their work in the house of commons. The amounts based on the number of seats.
      - Policy Development Grants
        
        £2 million that the electoral commission grants amongst the main parties so that they can employ policy advisors
      - Cranbourne money
        
        subsidies the work of scrutiny by the opposition parties in the house of lords.
    - - Large donations from wealthy individuals
      - Corporate donations
      - Trade union contributions
- - - - policies focus's
        
        Social justice and equality of opportunity
        
        Strong support for the NHS and public services
        
        Environmental sustainability and green policies
        
        Economic stability and support for businesses
      - activates and engagements
        
        Hosting policy discussions and debates
        
        Publishing policy papers and research reports
        
        Engaging with stakeholders and constituents
        
        Participating in parliamentary committees and working groups
      - key objectives
        
        Bridging the gap between different socio-economic groups
        
        Promoting social mobility and reducing inequality
        
        Ensuring a balanced approach to government spending and taxation
        
        Strengthening the UK's global standing and international relations
    - - key values
        
        Free market economics
        
        Reduction of state intervention
        
        Strong national defense
        
        Traditional social values
      - new right pm's
        
        Margaret Thatcher
      - policies
        
        Cutting immigration
        
        Law and order
        
        Education reform
        
        Economic liberalism
- - - - Old Labour ideas included a belief in nationalisation, opposition to capitalism, a belief in equality and redistributing wealth to the poor from the wealthy, continually investing in welfare services and greater state control over the economy.
    - - After a number of general election defeats between 1979 and 1992 the Labour party began a process of reforming to widen its appeal among the electorate.
        New Labour was the label for the Labour party under Tony Blair used by Blair at a Labour Party conference in 1994.
      - ideas
        
        Reduced trade union power in the party and decreasing the reliance on them for funding.
        
        Increasing the party leader's power over areas such as candidate selection, making policy and party structure.
        
        Moving away from traditional Labour policies on tax and spending.
        
        Acceptance of Conservative privatisation programmes.
        
        Acceptance of devolution and of membership of the EU and NATO.
        
        Support for private schools and healthcare.