2024 Examples Flashcards
Terminally Ill Adults Bill 2024
Representative Democracy
- passed second reading with majority
- private members bill that labour mp introduced
- legalises assisted dying
- backbencher proposed legilsation and “free vote” = representatives
- trustee model= own judgement
Rupert Lowe
Direct Democracy
- Terminally Ill Adults Bill 2024
- Ruper Lowe (reform mp) hosted constituency polling
- Result= 75% in favour, voted in favour
- mp constituency link
“Freebiegate”
Media/Democratic Deficit
- 2024 Labour gov scandal
- Starmer and others received undisclosed giftsa from significant donor Lord Ali
- Ali was able to visit downing street after election and advised on public appointments
- allegations of cronyism=undermine trust
- democratic deficit as money is influence and media held gov to account
2025 BSAaI Bill
Labour more right wing immigration policies
Can also be used for rights in context and idea of multi party system
2025 Border Security Assylum + Immigration Bill passed, counter terror style power
* Feb 25 pledge to make citizxenship difficult
* previously opposed Rwanda Plan, Tory Illegal Migration Act
* shows minor party influence as Reform grows in popularity
2024 Election Results
could use to discusss electoral systems
- labour and lib dems seats increased desoite marginal vote share increase
- labour 2024=33.7%, 411 seats
2019=32.1&, 202 seats - lib dems had around 12% vote share but 2024=72 seats and 2019=11seats
- Minor parties disproportionate (increased vote share)
eg. Green 7%=4seats
Reform 14%=5seats
Lab and Lib D successful as targeted marginal seats, had tactical voting
NFU
Pressure Groups
Influence of Insider/ Outsider groups, potential rights in context
National Farmers union had sig. influence over conserv policy
* PM Sunak visited annual conferences
* under labour influnce decreased as labour vote share/identity in rural areas also decreased
* 2024 tax placed on farmers inherited assets and failed to overturn with epetitions and campaigns
has public support but could argue to as valuable as link to gov
Labour Welfare Cuts
Pary more aligned with new right than old labour
Spring statement=more centre right policies of austerity
* cuts to disbility welfare benefits
* Reeves said 1 billion to increase employment and 400 mil for job centres
* decrease dependcies like Blair said “hand up not hand out”
Could be due to reform popularity pushing labour policy more right wing
