The Labour Party

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  • Created by: wanjikar
  • Created on: 13-05-23 17:19
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  • The Labour Party
    • History
      • established at the start of the 12th century by:
        • The Trade Union Congress
        • The Independent Labour Party
        • The Fabians
        • Social Democratic Foundation
      • founded with the aim of representing the working class
    • Old Labour
      • ideas were based on socialism
      • strong links with trade unions, socialist societies and the working class
      • policies
        • nationalisation
        • opposition to capitalism
        • equality
        • redistribution of wealth
        • welfare services
        • state control over the economy
      • Old Labour's manifesto in 1983 with the ideas was rejected by the people
        • "longest suicide note in history" (Gerald Kaufman Labour MP)
    • New Labour
      • New Labour was the name of the Labour Party under Tony Blair
      • Policies
        • reduced trade union power
        • accepted privatisation programmes
        • accepted devolution
        • support for private schools and healthcare
      • Clause 4 of the Labour's Constitution was reworded
    • Recent leaders and policies
      • Jeremy Corbyn
        • reduce wealth inequality
        • peace as the core objective of foreign policy
        • national education
        • full employment and job security
      • Ed Miliband
        • Labour Party leader in 2010
        • labelled 'Red Ed' but defeated in 2015
      • Gordon Brown
        • increase the state's role in the economic market and society
        • high street banks were nationalised
        • focused on managing the deficit
      • 2019 Manifesto (Jeremy Corbyn)
        • end public sector pay freezes
        • scrap the benefit cap and two-child limit
        • scrap university tuition fees

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