23 New Labour Social Issues

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  • Created on: 11-06-17 15:57
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  • New Labour Social Issues
    • Workers
      • Fewer workers union members, Labour didn't repeal union legislation
      • Continued policies such as outsourcing and PFI
      • Continued privatisation e.g. Underground.
      • Expelled RMT, Transport Workers
      • Opt in to European Social Chapter, 3  moths paid parental leave.
      • Welcomed globalisation for economic growth
      • Encouraged people into work, 1998 Minimum Wage
    • Women
      • 1997 120 Female MPs, Margaret Beckett foreign secretary
      • Childcare provision extended
      • Women made slow progress in the boardroom
      • Still only earning 87% of what men did
      • Doing 3x amount of housework
    • Youth
      • Labour youthful party, Blair youngest PM, party attended by Noel Gallagher
      • Aimed to end social exclusion, sure start centres give guidance and advice to families
      • 1999, Blair pledged to end child poverty in 20 years, 2005 child tax credit reduced by 1/4
      • Connexions service, 50% to uni skilled workers
      • NEET's increased by 20%, ASBOs
    • Multicultural
      • Changing nature of migrants raised tension
      • 2002 first black cabinet minister, Paul Boateng
      • Mosques, Notting Hill Carnival, 2005 Olympic bid
      • Immigrants didn't always integrate into society, 7/7 attacks
      • Some wanted to find out why they became alienated, Iraq War?
      • Some wanted greater security, Terrorist Act 2006
      • Immigration became more of an issue, but many left too

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