Uk Politics Case Book 2025 Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are people being asked in the Scottish devolution(1997)
Establishment of a Scottish apriliament - recognise demands for greater national self determination
What was the result and turn out of the Scottish devolution(1997)
Yes - 74%
No - 26%
Turnout - 60%
What was the outcome of the Scottish devolution(1997)
Set up Scottish parliament - given greater powers in 2016 following independence referendum
What are people being asked and why in the welsh devolution(1997)
Establishment of a welsh assembly - recognises demands for greater national self-determination
What was the turnout and result in the welsh devolution
Yes - 50.3%
No - 49.7%
Turnout - 50%
What was the outcome of the Welsh devolution(1997)
Welsh assembly was established - given greater powers in 2011(with referendum - turnout 36%) and renamed welsh parliament in 2020
What are people being asked and why in the northeast devolution
Whether to have an elected regional assembly - aim to extended devolution to England
What was the result and turnout of the north east devolution(2004)
Yes - 22%
No - 78%
Turnout - 48%
What was the outcome of the north east devolution(2004)
No elected assembly - devolution eventually took different form(metro mayors)
What are people being asked and why in the alternative vote(2011)
Whether to change the UK electoral system to AV - part of coalition agreement
What was the result and turnout of the AV(2011)
Yes - 32%
No - 68%
Turnout - 42%
What was the outcome of the AV
Electoral system remains first past the post(FPTP)
What are people being asked up the Scottish independence referendum(2014)
Should Scotland be an independent country
What was the result and turnout of the Scottish independence(2014)
Yes - 45%
No - 55%
Turnout - 85%
What was the outcome of Scottish independence(2014)
Scotland is still in the UK
What are people asked in the brexit referendum(2016)
Should the UK leave the EU
What was the result and turnout of brexit
Yes - 52%
No - 48%
What was the outcome of the Brexit referendum
The UK left the EU in 2020
What are the uses+counter arguments to referendums
- helps resolve long standing and polarising political issues(e.g. Brexit 2016)
- fails to settle long standing and polarising politics issues(e.g. Scottish independence 2014 hasn’t resolved an issue)
- high turnout - good for democratic participation(Scottish independence 85%)
- low turn out - bad for democratic participation(e.g. AV 2011 - 42%)
What was the party membership for labour and conservatives in their peak 1950s
3 million Conservative Party members
1 million Labour Party party members
What is today’s membership of conservatives labour reform and green
Conservatives - 130,000
Labour - 309,000
Reform - 225,000 and still growing
Green - 60,000
What’s an example of a pressure group
Just stop oil
What is an example of think tanks
Institute of economic affairs(IEA)
Who is an example of a lobbyist
Scott Benton - offered to lobby the government on behalf of the gambling industry in return for monthly cash payments
