Factions within UK parties
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- Created on: 17-04-19 12:01
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- Factions within UK parties
- Labour
- Corbyn supporters
- Support left-wing socialist policies like renationalisation of some important industries and strong regulation of public utilities, strengthening trade unions and raising taxes to redistribute income and improve welfare services.
- Known as Momentum, or Old Labour.
- Opponents of Corbyn
- Supporters of centrist policies like poverty reduction programmes, mild redistribution of income, support for the welfare state but not excessively generous state benefits, who take a pragmatic approach to economic management.
- Sometimes called New Labour or Blairites.
- Corbyn supporters
- Conservative
- Thatcherism (New Right)
- Supports policies adopted in the 1980s. They include neo-liberal ideas of free markets, low taxations, low levels of welfare benefits and weakening of trade unions.
- Also includes neo-conservatism which wishes to see a strong, authoritarian state.
- Main groups is called Conservative Way Forward.
- Liberal progressive conservatism
- Opposes Thatcherite agenda and accepts need for greater social justice, liberal policies towards lifestyles and a balanced view of welfare vs low taxation.
- Tory Reform Group is the main example.
- One-nation Tories
- Now a small minority who wish to avoid socially divisive policies.
- Eurosceptics
- After the UK's decision to leave the EU, this group hopes the UK won't remain in the European single market or the customs union but will claim full economic independence
- Thatcherism (New Right)
- Lib Dems
- Modern liberals
- Most support centre-left policies similar to those adopted by centrists in Labour, together with a strong position on environmental control and constitutional reform.
- Orange Book liberals
- Support constitutional reform and environmentalism but also neo-liberal policies which would establish very free product, labour and financial markets.
- Throwback to 19th century classical liberals.
- Support constitutional reform and environmentalism but also neo-liberal policies which would establish very free product, labour and financial markets.
- Modern liberals
- Labour
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