Coherent set of beliefs or values. Seen to guide mainstream parties.
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Policy
Strategy aimed at addressing a particular issue. Increasingly based on need to appeal to voters.
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Left Wing Ideas
Collective property, big government spending, comprehensive welfare state, nationalisation.
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Right Wing Ideas
Accept private ownership, accepts comprehensive markets, privatisation, rolling back the frontier of the state.
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One-Nation Conservatism
"Evolution not revolution", present in the 50's and 60's, during post war consensus, 'mixed economy', aim to unite the rich and the poor, paternalistic.
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Paternalism
Acting almost as a father figure, helping the needy. A feature of one nation conservatism.
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Thatcherism
Radical economic views, privatisation, free markets, greater police power, reducing the role of the unions.
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Monetarism
One of Thatcher's radical economic policies. The state cut the amount of cash in circulation to beat inflation. Inflation doubled.
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Adversarial politics
Two parties oppose each other on issues such as general welfare.
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'Big Society'
Government shouldn't spend money on support. One of David Cameron's flagship policies. Reducing the role of the state.
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Clause Four (1918)
Labour's commitment to nationalisation and the redistribution of wealth.
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New Labour
Abandoned 'Clause Four', public-private partnerships, minimum wage, NHS, more centralised.
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'Red Ed'
Ed Miliband was voted in by the unions. He was also very critical of the lack of financial regulation
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SDP
Social Democrat Party, merged with the Liberal Party in 1988.
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Liberal Democrats
result of merging of the SDP and LP in 1988. Focused on individual rights and freedoms, pro-Europe.
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Coalition Agreement
Tuition fee's would be trebled, no increase in the powers of the EU over the UK, referendum on AV to be held.
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Mandate
The authority to carry out a policy regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election.
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'Nasty Party'
Toxic legacy left by Margaret Thatcher and her actions in government (e.g. shutting the coal mines).
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'The longest suicide note in history'
Michael Foote's 1983 General Election Manifesto, extremely left wing.
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'Big Government'
High taxes, big spending, welfare state.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Strategy aimed at addressing a particular issue. Increasingly based on need to appeal to voters.
Back
Policy
Card 3
Front
Collective property, big government spending, comprehensive welfare state, nationalisation.
Back
Card 4
Front
Accept private ownership, accepts comprehensive markets, privatisation, rolling back the frontier of the state.
Back
Card 5
Front
"Evolution not revolution", present in the 50's and 60's, during post war consensus, 'mixed economy', aim to unite the rich and the poor, paternalistic.
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