Consensus and Advisory Politics Flashcards
What is consensus politics?
The term refers to those periods in UK political history where there has been a great deal of general agreement over policies among the main parties
Name a part of consensus politics
No fundamental, ideological differences between the parties. They may disagree with details of the policy but there is a general agreement over goals of policy
What is Adversary politics?
When there are divisions between the parties and sometimes within the parties.
Why is adversarial politics rare in the UK?
the UK is generally a highly stable political system and has been for generations
Name a period of time in which adversary politics was around in the UK
1979 to 90
Why was 1979 to 80 and example of adversarial politics?
Margaret Thatcher‘s premiership moved to a position called new rights politics.
(Labour) Michael foot moved to the left
The two parties had a very different versions of which direction the UK should be moving in
Name a period of consensus politics
1997 to 2015
Why was 1997-2015 an example of consensus politics
Often described as post-Thatcher consensus. Tony Blair and his leadership group became dominant and parties had to accept the call values of ‘new Labour’ were extremely popular.
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