The Pros And Cons Of New Labour

as democratic. Over 50% of the votes were for yes, but this does not matter if half the country did not participate. There is no way to decide from that vote whether yes was a minority or a majority, and in democracy the minority does not rule the majority. This is an example of New Labour pushing its policies through. New Labour did not perform well in the elections for the National Assembly of Wales.
One can also look the actions taken in London by New Labour through setting up the Greater London Authority and an elected mayor. The Mayor of London was to have general control over transportation and policy while the GLA would possess little power and be easily vetoed by the Secretary of State. While these two positions did not encompass much power, it was still a blow to New Labour when they lost the mayor …show more content…
The entering of the United States led invasion was a decision that ultimately led to the embarrassment of the party and leader Tony Blair. If the party were only an election machine it would not take defiant stances on issues that over time could hurt the party such as Iraq did. During the course of the Iraq invasion one can see the support was continuing to fall. If New Labour were an election machine it would not have involved itself in an issue that had major repercussions. This instead shows that there was a special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. The UK would do anything asked of it by the United States, and this is another issue with the election machine theory. A party that is only concerned about winning elections would not bend to the will of a foreign country. This would only occur if one country was dependent on the other, and the relationship needed to be maintained. New Labour knew the importance of the UK’s relationship with the US and it protected the relationship because it was best for the country, not because it was best for winning