ETVT the Labour party is still a Labour party

3 points to cover in the essay

1. social justice & redistribution

2. relations with trade unions

3. economic intervention

social justice & redistribution

weaker argument

• in 2023 Starmer moved away from Corbynite tax hikes or nationalisation

stronger argument

• still supports social investment- 2024 promise to rebuild NHS

relations with trade unions

weaker argument

• Labour now gets more funding from private donors- in 2024 £8m from private VS £2 union

stronger argument

• union tires remain strong symbolically- 2024 support for NHS strikes

economic intervention

weaker argument

• Blairite Third Way economics back- in 2023 Labour pledges ‘fiscal responsibility first’

stronger argument

• promoting green growth and workers’ rights shows redistributive intent

agree or disagree? why?

agree because while modernised it still aligns with core values of fairness, social justice and welfare state