Conservative Party Evidence

Question 1

Margaret Thatcher: tax reduction examples

Answer 1

The top rate of income was reduced from 83% when she came to power to 40% in her last budget.

Corporations tax reduced from 52% to 34%

Question 2

How much did Margaret Thatcher cut spending by in her first few years

Answer 2

In her first few years, spending was cut by £1billion including cuts in housing, energy, education, employment, industrial subsidies, transport and foreign aid. She didn’t, however, reduce funding for the police and armed forces.

Question 3

What scheme did Margaret Thatcher’s government introduce to allow people to purchase council houses

Answer 3

Right to buy scheme

Question 4

Margaret Thatcher foreign policy

Answer 4

Strongly projected Britain’s interests abroad, including against the USSR and in the Falklands War, and developed a strong relationship with Reagan in the US

Question 5

Margaret Thatcher homophobic bill

Answer 5

Section 28 of The Local Government Act of 1988 introduced a ban on promoting homosexuality in schools.

Question 6

What did Cameron blame on Labour’s irresponsible spending

Answer 6

The 2008 financial crisis

Question 7

Cameron law and order policy e.g.

Answer 7

In office he tried to take a balanced approach. He supported tough sentencing for certain crimes, especially following the 2011 London riots but promoted a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ to reduce the problem, of reoffenders.

Question 8

What did David Cameron introduce to encourage low-income people to take up employment

Answer 8

The universal credit system was introduced and intended to simplify the welfare system and encourage low-income people to take up employment.

Question 9

Which PM legalised same-sex marriage

Answer 9

David Cameron 2013