Exam Flashcards
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What does John Curtice say
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“newspaper approximates to zero”
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What did party leaders do during 2024 Gen elect to show competence and gain votes
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TV debates on ITV and BBC
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in the 2024 General Election, what % of voters age 18-24 voted Labour and what % voted for the Conservatives.
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41%
8%
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In 2024 Gen elect what % over 70’s voted for the Conservatives to stay in power.
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46%
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in 1974 almost what % of ABC1 voters supported the Conservatives while less than and what % of C2DE voters supported the Tories.
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60%
30%
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evidence from the recent elections shows between what % of ABC1 supported the Conservatives as did around what % of C2DE.
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40 -45% for both
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since —- there have been over — polls that puts support at independence around –% and that gets higher with ——- and —- ——– generations.
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2016 - 200 - 50 - younger - more educated
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What is a political impact of brexit
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Massive material change in structure of UK
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**What organisation **bfound that food imported from the EU has become ———– which means UK food producers have had a ———- as they are now more competitive
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London School of Economics (LSE)
Much more expensive
£5 billion boost
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the UK governments advisers ——- has estimated the UK economy will be permanently —- % —– than it would have been than —— .
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OBR
4
smaller
than if in uk
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In what year did Uk tighten immigration and what was the new condition
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late 2023
minimum annual income of £35,00
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According to what trust there are how many fewer nurses post brexit
what has happened to the cost of medicine
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nuffield trust
10,000
increased
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One of the effective ways that Parliamentary Representatives can hold the government to account is through …
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its work in the debating chamber
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How can Parliamentary Reps hold gov to account in debating chambers
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Here MPs can do a number of things to scrutinise the work of government by participating in debates, voting and taking part in ministerial question time.
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How much is Rishi Sunaks Rwanda policy costing and why is it controversial
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£400 million
Its not seen a single person sent
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What did conservative MPs ask during Ministerial question time that undermines its effictiveness
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One asked Sunak to thank his (the MPs) own family for supporting him
another asked him to congratulate a conservative run council
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the Home Affairs committee, through its questioning, forced …
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the Home Secretary to acknowledge the UK government does not have full control over UK borders.
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What did parliament avoid from commitees to avoid making themselves look bad.
In what year?
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the UK government avoided publishing a report into Russian meddling in the EU referendum before the 2019 election because it might have made them look bad.
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Why are comittees arguably the most effective
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As these are public and shown on TV ministers have to work really hard to not be embarrassed or make mistakes.
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How many COnservative MPs did scotland voted in out of what what no. of seats
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6 out of 59
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Why would unionists argue Scottish voters would agree with their views
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They would also argue that Scottish voters agree with them as 55% of Scots voted to stay in the UK during the 2014 Independence Referendum.
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A YouGov poll in what year for what TV outet showed amount of people not supporting for independence at what %
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2024
Sky News
54
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Why do nationalists want independence
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Nationalists however argue that, as an independent country, Scotland would have control over its own economy and could promote growth in key areas which would allow us to become wealthier. They point to the success of small independent nations such as Norway, Sweden and Ireland and argue that Scotland could have similar economic success.
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In what year, the official Government ‘GERS’ statistics estimated that Scotland spends —- more a year on —– than we collect in taxes
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2019
£15 mill
public services
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What has the SNP opposed at westminster
the SNP have opposed every welfare change proposed by the Conservatives at Westminster
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What do unionists argue the Scottish Government could be doing
They also argue that the Scottish Government could be doing more under the existing devolution settlement to improve welfare as new welfare powers were devolved in the update to the Scotland Act in 2016.
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A strength of FPTP is that
it results in a clear and visible representative for the electorate.
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Angus Macdonald is MP for
Jamie Stone ...
Angus Macdonald is the MP for Inverness, Ross and Skye and Jamie Stone is the MP for Caithness.
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A weakness FPTP
a weakness of FPTP is often most voters aren’t represented by their preferred candidate and votes are wasted
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---- General Election, ----- --------- won the seat with only ---- more votes than the candidate that came second.
2024
Angus Macdonald
2160
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Labour/Lib dems ran coalition govs from what years
When was the power sharing agreement between SNP and the greens
1999-2003 and 2003-07
and from the May 2021 election until March 2024 power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Greens.
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in ----, the Liberal Democrats got -- seats with ---% of the votes.
2016
67
6.9
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after the ---- council elections Highland council was run by ---- ---- ---- despite there being only --- Labour councillors.
2017
Independent labour and lib dems
4
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Advantage of STV
highly proportional
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Disadvanatge of STV
minority control of councils can mean parties gaining power without having much public support
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In ----, following the ------- terror attacks there was a --% decrease in visitor numbers which cost the ---- economy $--- -------.
2015
Tunisian
25
Tunisian
1.1 billion
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What has terrorist organisation ---- ----- caused to hundreds of thousands of children across Lake Chad to be denied -----
Hundreds of thousands of children across Lake Chad have been denied their right to education because of Boko Haram’s violence and destruction.
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After the Ariana Grande concert attack in Manchester in which killed -- and injured --- others, **what has soared** more than ---% in Greater Manchester in the month after the bombings.
2017
22
220
islamaphobic attacks soared 500%
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How many people have been displaced in Northern Nigeria and where have theyq takenq refuge
Over 3.4 million people have been displaced in Northern Nigeria and many have taken refuge in neighbouring countries such as Chad, Cameroon and Niger.
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What is the average monthly salary in Iraq
$150
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What do ISIL offer soldiers
$500 month desirable housing free medical care and food
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What terrorist come from wealthy backgrounds and what are they responsible for
Osama bin laden, Al-Qaeda leader, 9/11 attacks, wealthy saudi fam
Bilal Adullah, british born do, one of 2 responsible for glasgoow airport attack in 2007
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Concerning western policy
what was the controversy surrouunding the killing of a terrorist, which terrorist. What was the US accused of
Sadaam Hussein
Hussein was killed and many of his supporters went to a detention centre, where the USA were accused of torture, prolonged isolation, nudity, use of loud music, noise, waterboarding and sleep deprivation
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What event is the killing of Sadaam Hussein linked to
Current western foreign policy and the qinvasion of Irag by the US in 2003
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What are the IRA motivated by, what do they believe and what did they do
Motivated by extreme nationalism. They believe that all of Ireland should be a republic independent of British rule. They killed over 1700 people in a series of bombings over 25 years.
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What religion are ISIL
Jihadists
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What do ISIL seek to create
They seek to create an Islamic state in the Middle East. They seek to remove all non-Muslims and any trace of Western culture through war on non-believers and non-Muslims.
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A no. of men from a portsmouth community group are linked to terrorism how many and why
6 young men, travelled to fight for ISIS using the nickname Britani Brigade Bangladeshi Bad Boys.
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A report by the *international organisation** concluded what
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Science (ICSR) concluded that Peer pressure is a more important tool in recruiting young British Muslims to fight in Syria than propaganda videos by Islamic State (Isis
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**what organisations report** shows households where ------ have a poverty rate of over --% compared to households ----- having a poverty rate of around --%
JRF
no one is in work
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someone works full time
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What reason did the JRF give in 2022 for why those out of work and on benefits
such as Universal Credit have a poverty rate of around 54% in contrast to the overall working age poverty rate of around 20% for the UK.
From 2010-2024, the Conservative government took an individualistic view and froze, restricted or reduced the support available.
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From 2010-2024, the Conservative government took an individualistic view and froze, restricted or reduced the support available.
What was the impact, who stated the impact and in what year
JRF, 2022, those out of work and on benefits
such as Universal Credit have a poverty rate of around 54% in contrast to the overall working age poverty rate of around 20% for the UK.
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What was the UK unemployment rate at the end of 2021
what was this significantly lower than
The UK unemployment rate at the end of 2021 was around 4% which is significantly lower than the working age poverty rate of 20% in the UK.
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Many families are falling below the poverty line becoming “working poor” households, particularly those with a single mother.
What did the JRF report had happened in the last 10 years. And why does this particularly affect women
the JRF report found that in areas such as the administration and support services the rate of poverty has actually increased 4% in the last 10 years.
These sectors are ones where women are overrepresented.
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What group did the JRF find to have the lowest poverty rate of --%
What was this compared with and at what --%
The JRF found the poverty rate was lowest for those qualified to a degree level (13%)
compared to those with no qualification who had a poverty rate of 44%.
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UCAS says that English student pay **what** a year
what is this in contrast to
According to UCAS English students can pay up to £9,250 a year to go to university in 2022 in contrast to most Scottish students who will not generally have to pay to go to university in Scotland for their first degree or even for some post graduate degrees.
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Who was ranked 3rd by the GTI of countries affected by terrorism
Nigeria (ranked 3rd by the GTI of countries most impacted by terrorism)
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What is the impact of terrorism for NIgeria
has experienced a drop in FDI after long periods of fighting.
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The Tunisian beach attack in **what year** saw ** how many ** tourists gunned down by **who**
What was the implication of this - givve percentages
2015 Tunisian beach attack saw 38 tourists gunned down by an ISIL gunman and
tourism suffered with visitor numbers falling by 25% and revenue dropping by 35%.
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The UK suffered a significant loss in reputation around the world politically as a result of taking part in the invasion of Iraq which has been deemed illegal. What has this done to the UK
It has made it more difficult for Britain to justify taking a role in the various crises facing the Middle East in recent years
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The UK has invested a considerable amount of time and money into increased surveillance and security at airports.
What has the UK Gov done for this
UK government has increased their counter terrorism policing budget by £90 million in 2020 to 2021.
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Trust for the US gov was in decline previous to 9/11 attacks
what did the attack do to this trust
the attacks primed people’s fears, and trust in the US government to protect and keep the public safe from future attacks rose to a level not seen in decades.
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What do the collectivist scottish Gov now pay in free personal care for the elderly
Why are individualist against this
£500 million
They think it's wasteful as many pensioners could afford to pay this care q
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Trussel trust have observed an impact of the Conservative government
What is this
What does it mean
under the Conservative government food bank use has more than doubled to around 3 million food packages between 2018 and 2023 according to the Trussell Trust . What this means is that following 14 years of individualistic government in the UK that inequality in the form of hunger has increased.
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Why do individualists argue that growing costs of the welfare state are unsustainable
To provide free and universal services for all the taxes on citizens and business would need to grow each year
As peopple live longer the cost of the welfare state grows more and more
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Why is the collectivist approach to healthcare matter and what would happen if an individualistic approch was taken
the UK and devolved governments spend over £250 billion on healthcare in the UK. What this means is that unless governments take this universal approach to healthcare then those with the least will likely see even poorer levels of health than they already do.
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almost ----- people volunteered to help during the pandemic as part of the ----- and ------.
What does this mean as it relates to why individualist support their view
a million
Ready Scotland and Good Sam volunteer armies
ihis shows individualists see that when individuals are left to organise something it can lead to better outcomes and less costly outcomes than if it were organised by or involved with government
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During Covid 19 under B J conservative Gov whatcollectivist approach was introduced
What does this mean fro the collectivist approach
increased funding to the NHS, introduced a form of wage guarantee for workers in the form of the furlough scheme, increased benefits and even put homeless people in hotels.
the pandemic showed that when governments want to, they can start to address the causes of inequality which might reduce the harm in the longer term.
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The prevent strategy under the UK counter-terrorism CONTEST does what
how is it delivered
How many people has it reached since what year
specifically offers training and support to those at risk of radicalisation, delivered through community groups, schools, universities, health organisations, police and prisons
It has helped over 1,500 since 2012 were considered to be vulnerable to exploitation from terrorist influences.
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What happened in 2020 in reading park as it relates to terrorism
Who gave a warning after the event and what was it
In 2020, a “lone wolf” terrorist killed 3 and injured 3 in a terror attack in a Reading park and Home Secretary Priti Patel warned the UK faces a growing risk from ‘lone wolf’ terrorists.
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What has the UK Treasury doen in response to terroris
The UK Treasury have frozen the bank accounts of people who are thought to finance terror organisations including ISIS
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Why is the UK treasury's response insignificant and ineffective
In 2015, just £50,000 had been frozen by the UK treasury which is insignificant in terms of terrorism spending.
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What did the US do in 2002 in response to terrorism
what did it allow
In 2002 the US Government created the Department for Homeland Security and created new laws which meant that those issuing potentially torturous methods were immune from conviction.
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In ----, what was Trump accused of and why?
How could this lead to increased terrorism
n 2017, President Trump was accused of discrimination as he barred people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days. This divides the nation and could cause even more conflict and make certain groups feel alienated – which could just lead to more terrorism.
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What is proof that marginalisation by major govrnment figures can lead to terrorism
example of this would be the Paris and Nice attacks in 2015/2016, where the US and France’s involvement in airstrikes on ISIS angered the Middle East and resulted in major terror attacks
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How much better off yearly would workers on the RLW be
£1000
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What do UK Gov use to argue success of NLW
he government argues that around 1.6 million workers have had their wages increase more than it would have been and the ethnicity and gender pay gap has been reduced.
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What has the JRF highlighted that shows the Gov NLW has been ineffective
the JRF has highlighted that the UK poverty is around 22% which has changed little in the last 15 years.
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What would the scottish government argue about help given by the UK government for child poveryty
The government in Scotland would argue that the help given by the UK government- controlled benefits system is not good enough nor does it meet the needs of those suffering deprivation in the country
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What did the Scottish child payment policy do
the policy started by giving £26.70 a week for children under 16 and now reaches over 400,000 children.
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What does recent ressearch from Scotlands anti poverty charities suggest is happenign to the poverty rate
recent research by Scotland’s anti-poverty charities suggest the poverty rate going into 2024 is around 24% which is 6% above the government’s target of 18% by 2023/23.
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The Scottish government would point to the recent introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing as a response that is showing early success
What does data released in 2023 suggest about the policy's effectiveness
data released in 2023 suggests that the policy, starting in 2018 may be working as there has been 150 fewer deaths per year related to alcohol and around 400 fewer hospital entries.
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Scotland began MUP minimum unit pricing
what was the original price and current price
what was the purpose of it
This policy set a minimum price of 50p and now 65p per unit of alcohol in a drink. This was to discourage people from buying cheap high strength alcohol and damaging their health.
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According to ONS there are **how many deaths** per **what no. of people** in Scotland compared to **what no.** in England
What does this say about minimum unit pricingn in scotland
according to the ONS there are 22 deaths per 100,000 people in Scotland linked to alcohol compared to 14.5 in England.
That it hasn't been entirely effective as alcohol related deaths are lower in england where no suhc minimum unti pricing exists
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Starting in 2018, MUP may be working as there are **how many fewer deaths per year** and ** how many fewer hospitalisations**
starting in 2018 may be working as there has been 150 fewer deaths per year related to alcohol and around 400 fewer hospital entries.
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