Political Parties general knowledge

NOT definitions

Main functions of political parties?

Represent voters, develop policy and be popular

Arguments against state funding of parties?

Reduces democracy, burdens tax payers and favours established parties

Q: Features of UK party funding?

Donations, membership fees and limited state funding

Party funding debates?

Corruption risk, wealthy donor influence and fairness

Conservative Party policies?

Immigration, individual responsibility and tradition

Q: Thatcherite policies?

Privatization, union limits, controlling inflation

Q: Labour Party policies?

Welfare, public ownership and progressive tax

Q: New vs Old Labour?

New – centrist, old - socialist state focused

Q: Labour ideology under leaders?

Shifts between socialism and centrism

Conservative vs Labour differences?

Economy (market vs state), welfare (low vs high) tax (low vs high)

Q: How can members influence parties?

Vote in leadership, join committees, campaign

How do Lib dems vote for party leader

1 vote per person

How do Conservatives vote on party leader

Conservative MPs vote in multiple rounds to eliminate candidates until two remain, then all members vote between the two

How do Labour vote for a party leader

Labour uses OMOV but requires candidates to first pass a nominations threshold from MPs, which the Lib Dems do not have.