Compinent 2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
thatcher majority in 79?
43
thatcher majority in 83?
144
thatcher majority in 87?
102
did thatcher use her cabinet much
no
what policy did thatcher use to battle inflation
monetarism and this helped break away from post war consensus
what thing that wasn’t related to thatcher led to her strength
- north sea oil and gas coming online
2. faulklands war gave her strength
where did thatcher not show good control
the ira bombs such as the brighton bomb which attacked her party conference
what was the hestletine affair
hestletine resigned in 1986 over the selling on a helicopter company to the usa which led to issues
what economic things happened badly which impacted thatcher
inflation was at 11% in 1990 and tensions in europe led to resignation of geoffery howe.
blairs 97 majority
179
blairs 01 majority
167
blairs 05 majority
66
when was blair first defeated in hoc
2005 about changing the terrorist suspects detention time to 90day without charge
what inner party problem caused decline of blair
the agreement with blair and brown but blair didnt step down after the 2 terms which caused issues in 2005
what was the issue with foreign policy that led to downfall of blair
the 9/11 war in iraq and the power vaccume that led to death
what was camerons majority in 2015
12 and labour was very weak
what was cameron and cleggs friendship called
the quad made up of cameron osbourne clegg and alexander
what part of the parliament did cameron maintain
patronage so such as control of cabinet committees but not control over cabinet
what was the coalition agreement for stability and reform
the idea that cameron doesnt have full control over cabinet
why was the gov policy issues in 2010 unpopular
austerity measures were unpopular
why was camerons budget and policies poor
2012 budget was reversed and the same sex marriage bill was mainly backed on liberal and labour votes
why did cameron step down
he said in 2015 he would not stand another term but then resigned in 2017 after the brexit
what is the name of the thing that is controversial and enables scottish to vote on our matters but we cant vote on theirs
west lothian question and EVEL
what is an issue with a codified constitution?
unelected judges get the power from the elected mps such as the supreme court issue with brexit