Ideologies of political parties Flashcards
(6 cards)
What are the ideologies of the conservatives?
Paternalism, Pragmatism, Capitalism + free enterprise, individualism and personal responsibility.
What are the ideologies of labour?
Workers rights, nationalisation to an extent, higher tax for rich, regulation of private interests, social justice, equality of opportunity and supportive of the welfare state.
What are the lib dem ideologies?
Freedom (liberty), equality of opportunity, protection of rights, individualism and liberal social attitudes.
How is pragmatism beneficial?
flexibility, doing what is right for that time period.
What is a negative example of pragmatism and why is it negative?
Truss’ mini budget , markets react badly towards it.
what is a beneficial example of pragmatism ?
1997 gov introduced national minimum wage on the 1st of April 1999 due to an unemployment being a problem for the conservatives previously.