leadership leads to success/FAILURE

Question 1

sections

Answer 1

leadership vs electoral system
leadership vs media
leadership vs policy and perceived competence

Question 2

1.yes- leadership can be good and bad

Answer 2

blair 2003
thatcher falklands
BJ partygate
JC worst result since 1935
reform supported by 14% on election day
clear 3rd party
Sunak 51% net favorability

Question 3

1. no- FPTP determines success and failure

Answer 3

farage 3.9 mill votes in 2015 but only one seat and in 2024
votes to dot allude to seats
minor parties are discriminated against
greens
‘winners bonus’
lots more seats
labour 2024 won on 60% of the vote
and the same happened in 2001 lowest TO since post war govt
safe and marginal seats
devolved bodies like scotland have 7 SMPS for Scotland and formed coalition with SNP
However they can still influence major parties through policies eg Farage and hard Brexit via UKIP

Question 4

2. NO- media

Answer 4

liz truss economic budget
TB spin doctor
social media and Facebook 71%
Iron Lady
reform good news
dissemination
Sun backs blair
longest suicide note in history Micheal foot
partygate scandal
key political scandals
biased/ubiased media
significant majority of press is conservative 2010-2024 why corny lost

Question 5

2.Yes- media focuses on party leaders

Answer 5

rep parties in tv debates at election time
key role in how media influences success and failure
2010 nick Clegg lib dems boost in polls
truss local radio interviews declining pop and resignation
poor leadership

Question 6

LOA

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

3.no-policy and competence

Answer 7

range of policies key to success
attractive policies
capture the public mood
reform 2024 people unhappy with immigration
rise in SNP since 2010 and independence
policy that is too radical can lead to failure
2019 JC
voters reward competency and punish those who dont
drop in lib dem support after 2010 failed to scrap tuition fees under austerity
L 2001 and 2010 for good economy
2019 partygate
ypugov tactical voting

Question 8

3.yes-party leaders determine success and failure

Answer 8

determine which policies focused on and discuss by the media
2019 get brexit done
party leaders crucial to whether they are viewed as competent or not
2022 mini budget