The Labour Party
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- Created on: 14-06-23 14:25
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- The Labour Party
- Factions
- Old Labour
- The faction of the party that supports traditional socialist principles
- New Labour
- The centrist faction that promotes a mixed economy and private involvemnet in welfare provisions
- Old Labour
- Economic Policy
- Clause IV of the constitution - committed the party to nationalisation
- Removed in 1995 under Blair
- Blair didn't reverse any of Thatcher's privatisation
- Corbyn supported nationalisation
- Clause IV of the constitution - committed the party to nationalisation
- Law and Order Policy
- Traditionally a softer more liberal approach
- After 9/11 Blair brought in harsher legislation concerning terrorism
- 2005 Terrorism Act
- Foreign Policy
- Corbyn was hugely anti-nuclear weapons and advocated this during his time as party leader
- 2005 Iraq War went against the 'norm' for Labour policy
- Welfare Policy
- Created the NHS in 1948
- New Labour = more means testing and private providers
- 2019 manifesto = more funding for the NHS
- Origins and Main Ideas
- 1906
- Formed by trade unions and socialists
- Won support after the franchise was extended to all men
- Created the NHS and nationalised many industries when in power from 1945
- 'Cradle to grave' care
- Reducing inequality
- Progressive taxation to redistribute and fund a welfare state
- Factions
- Origins and Main Ideas
- 1906
- Formed by trade unions and socialists
- Won support after the franchise was extended to all men
- Created the NHS and nationalised many industries when in power from 1945
- 'Cradle to grave' care
- Reducing inequality
- Progressive taxation to redistribute and fund a welfare state
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