Topic 4: Political Parties- Policies And Ideas

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Adervarial Policy

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Instinctive antaganism between the main westminster parties

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Authoratarian

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In the political sense, describing any approaches that favours strict obedience to the authority of the state.

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Catch all party

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A party that seeks to attract people with diverse view points therefore a large amount of the electorate

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Conservatism

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A loose ideology favouring a pragmatic approach to dealing with problems while seeking to preserve the status quo. Some argues that it isn't an ideology as it looks to work with and improve what already exists

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Gang of fair

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Bill Rogers, Roy Jenkins, Shirley Rogers and David Owens felt that Labour was too left, leaving them in 1981 to form the SPD

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Ideology

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A coherant set of beliefs or values that guides ones actions. Most mainstream British political parties traditionally subscribe to an ideology.

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Liberalism

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A political ideology associated with civil liberties tolerance and limited governance.

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Libertarian

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Any approach which favours our liberties and the rights of the individual over state authority. Generally believes that society as a whole will be best served by allowing citizens operate fairly freely from state intervention.

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Manifesto

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A public decleration of policy and aims.

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Moretarism

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An economic theory advocating controlling the money supply as means of keeping inflation in check

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Neo-liberalism

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Closley linked to classic liberalism, stresses the importance of the free market, individual rights and limited government: associated with Thatcherism

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New Labour

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Blair Labour (1994+) Involved a less powerful role for trade unions and re-branding to appeal to the middle class

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Old Labour

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Labour party (pre- 1981) historic party commitment to socalism, trade unions and the working class

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Paternalism

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Where power and authority are held equally but the state acts benevolently, caring for the neediest. Associated with one nation conservatism

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Policy

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Proposed or actual strategy aimed at addressing a paticular issue or area of government policy. May be due to ideology or to please voters

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Political spectrum

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A device which by different political standpoints can be mapped across one axis or more as a way of demonstrating their ideological position in relation to one another.

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Post war concensus

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The broad agreement between Labour and the Conservative party after the war, seeking cooperation over the welfare state and keynesian economic policy (broken by Thatcher)

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Social democracy

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A political ideology that accepts capitalism as a basis while advocating a more equal distribution of wealth

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Social justice

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The goal of greater equality of outcome, as opposed to equality of opportunity alone. Achieved through progressive taxation and wealth retribution (Green Party)

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Socalism

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A ideology advocating equality and redistribution of wealth. Suspicious of capitalism, advocates great government intervention. Two strands:

-Revisionists: Look to improve capitalism

-Revolutionists: Marxist- Leninist communists

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Thatcherism

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Ideological apparatus combining neo-liberalism economic policy, free markets and orthodox conservative policy in terms of sexual orientation, law, family and unity.

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Third way

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Blair. Exists within the gap between conventional socalism and mainstream capitalism.

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Triangulation

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The combination of core Labour policy and principles with lessons from the witch.