Ideologies of political parties Flashcards

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What are the ideologies of the conservatives?

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Paternalism, Pragmatism, Capitalism + free enterprise, individualism and personal responsibility.

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What are the ideologies of labour?

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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.

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What are the lib dem ideologies?

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Freedom (liberty), equality of opportunity, protection of rights, individualism and liberal social attitudes.

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How is pragmatism beneficial?

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flexibility, doing what is right for that time period.

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What is a negative example of pragmatism and why is it negative?

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Truss’ mini budget , markets react badly towards it.

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what is a beneficial example of pragmatism ?

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1997 gov introduced national minimum wage on the 1st of April 1999 due to an unemployment being a problem for the conservatives previously.

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