Section three Flashcards
Democracy in the UK (35 cards)
Alternative governance - independence - between 1950-2022 Scotland has picked the party that ruled the UK how many times out of 19 elections?
Only 9 out of 19 elections
Alternative governance - independence - the Growth Commission Report argues that independence would cost how much to set up, and setting up defence in Scotland could cost anywhere in between what two numbers?
Around £450 million to set up, in between £1.6-2.5 billion
Alternative governance - muscular unionism - what is it?
It’s the idea that the UK should be a whole and shouldn’t be split into different unions. They believe that the main Parliament in Westminster should have most if not all the power in the UK and believe they should be able to make or unmake any laws in the whole of the UK.
Alternative governance - muscular unionism - what do the Conservative leaders argue in terms of why muscular unionism works?
That is was because of the financial power of being in the UK that helped protect jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic
Alternative governance - muscular unionism - Westminster used section 35 to block what two acts in Scotland?
The Gender Recognition Act, Scotlands Bottle Return Scheme
Alternative governance - devolution max - what is it?
It means that Scotland would have more power over more financial aspects of the country, such as taxes, which they currently receive funds from Westminster for that. It’s independence without actually leaving the UK. It’s mainly opposed due to confusing policies and pointlessness.
Alternative governance - devolution max - Devo max would mean that the demands for independence would be headed off, preventing the break up of the UK, what would this allow?
The continuing of shared resources, funding and support
Alternative governance - devolution max - what does the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, argue about devolution max?
He claims it is not devolution failing, it is the leadership of the SNP who have ‘failed to do their day job’
Alternative governance - federalism - what is it?
It is when there are two versions of the government. Usually the main one that makes big decisions for the country and rules the whole country, then smaller that make local decisions for their area or Provence. There is no monarchy, America is an example of federalism.
Alternative governance - federalism - what would federalism mean for Scotland?
They could pass more legislation that aligns with the ideologies of Scottish people, such as the decriminalisation of drugs as Scotland has a big issue with illegal drug use.
Alternative governance - federalism - seeing as England makes up 85% of the UK’s population, why would this mean federalism wouldn’t work?
Because even with decentralised government decision making, England still would be the ruling party and would dominate politics
Alternative governance - the status quo - what did Labour help the Scottish Conservatives to run?
The official ‘No’ campaigns in 2014
Alternative governance - the status quo - new PM Keir Starmer has had new ideas about what?
Reform Uk politics and the way Scotland is governed whilst avoiding splitting the UK
Implications of leaving EU - immigration - as of September 2021, the UK implemented a new immigration system called what. What does the system prioritise?
The points based system, it prioritises skills and qualifications
Implications of leaving EU - lack of opportunities - in 2022 the net migration of EU nationals was negative what? Which was a decrease of what compared to 2021?
Negative 51,000. Decrease of 63,000 compared to 2021
Implications of leaving EU - impact on healthcare - Brexit has worsened the UK’s acute shortage of doctors in key areas of care and led to what number of European doctors choosing not to work in the NHS?
4,000
Implications of leaving EU - EU budget - by the 2024-25 yearly expenditure for the NHS is projected to be how much higher in cash terms than was spent in 2016?
£57 billion
Implications of leaving EU - trade deals - in 2023 the UK- Australia trade agreement came into effect which will increase the size of the British economy by how much, over 15 years?
0.02%
Implications of leaving EU - labour shortages - Brexit has led to the shortfall of how many workers in the UK?
330,000
Implications of leaving EU - customs union - UK Office for Budget Responsibility expects Brexit to reduce Britains output by what percentage over 15 years and exports and imports are projected to be around what percentage lower in the long run?
4%, 15% lower
Implications of leaving EU - protects democracy - what happened on the 31st of December 2023 that meant the UK could create regulations tailor made for its people?
All EU laws were retained
Accountability - question time - Douglass Ross successfully highlighted Humza Yousaf’s failure with what which made many SNP voters vote for which party instead in the 2024 election?
Failure with the NHS after there were staff shortages and record wait times
Accountability - why did Kemi Badenoch look weak after a debate with Keir Stamer?
Because she blamed the immigration crisis on the Labour Party despite immigration rates being highest while Conservatives were in charge, she also fumbled with her notes
Accountability - House of Lords - what did the House of Lords successfully block from Conservatives after it being argued that it breaches human rights?
The Rwanda legislation
