ETVT current labour party is influenced by social democracy
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Influenced by social democracy in regards to the economy
Atlee
* Nationalised 20% of the economy (Coal, railways, bank of england, gas, steel etc)
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Current labour party
* Work hand in hand w trade unions
* Introduction of the national minimum wage- Blair
* ÂŁ10 minimum wage for anyone over 16
* Wants windfall tax on energy companies
* agreed to the bailouts and shemes during COVID
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Corbyn
* Nationalise key industries
* Nationalised 20% of the economy (Coal, railways, bank of england, gas, steel etc)
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Current labour party
* Work hand in hand w trade unions
* Introduction of the national minimum wage- Blair
* ÂŁ10 minimum wage for anyone over 16
* Wants windfall tax on energy companies
* agreed to the bailouts and shemes during COVID
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Corbyn
* Nationalise key industries
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No longer influenced by social democracy in regards to the economy
Stammer
* prioritising private business → wants to provide emergency support to private business and cut in business rates for some businesses
* was against the tories tax hike
* Believed borrowing is a bad idea and has criticised conservatives for doing so
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Blair
* avoided increasing income tax for the wealthy
* 2008- Blair and brown has a light touch regulation approach to the economy
* Manufacturing feel under blair
* constraints on trade unions
* Using private industry to fund public services blurred the lines between state owned and private owned in the UK (PFI), seen as a departure from social democrat universal public services
* prioritising private business → wants to provide emergency support to private business and cut in business rates for some businesses
* was against the tories tax hike
* Believed borrowing is a bad idea and has criticised conservatives for doing so
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Blair
* avoided increasing income tax for the wealthy
* 2008- Blair and brown has a light touch regulation approach to the economy
* Manufacturing feel under blair
* constraints on trade unions
* Using private industry to fund public services blurred the lines between state owned and private owned in the UK (PFI), seen as a departure from social democrat universal public services
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Foreign policy influenced by social democracy
Atlee
* Focused on peace
* Decolonisation - Indian independence, dissolution of British Mandate Palestine
* Anti-nuclear weaponry
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Current labour
* Peace oriented
* Support for Ukraine and NATO
* Focused on peace
* Decolonisation - Indian independence, dissolution of British Mandate Palestine
* Anti-nuclear weaponry
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Current labour
* Peace oriented
* Support for Ukraine and NATO
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Foreign policy no longer influenced by social democracy
Blair
* War on terror in Iraq
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Trident
* labour supports continued investment in trident
* War on terror in Iraq
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Trident
* labour supports continued investment in trident
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Welfare significantly influenced by social democracy
Old labour
* Establishment of NHS
* Welfare state- public housing, education etc
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New labour
* Blair invested record breaking amounts at the time to NHS and education
* Want pension and benefit reform → starmer was against Tories reducing universal credit by £20 a week
* wants to tackle child poverty
* Labour is committed to building more council homes
* More investment into child care
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Corbyn
* free bus travel for under 25s
* build 10,000 council homes a year
* Establishment of NHS
* Welfare state- public housing, education etc
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New labour
* Blair invested record breaking amounts at the time to NHS and education
* Want pension and benefit reform → starmer was against Tories reducing universal credit by £20 a week
* wants to tackle child poverty
* Labour is committed to building more council homes
* More investment into child care
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Corbyn
* free bus travel for under 25s
* build 10,000 council homes a year
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Welfare no longer influenced by social democracy
Blair
* fewer council houses built than thatcher
* student loans
* increased use of means tested benefits- making it harder to access
* fewer council houses built than thatcher
* student loans
* increased use of means tested benefits- making it harder to access