What I NEED PAPER 1

Question 1

What was Jeremy Corbyn’s dubbed by the media and what did this lead to

Answer 1

Jezza’s Jihadi Comrades” – lost 59 seats in 2019, second biggest loss by an opposition for a century

Question 2

Winners of which elections were supported by the press

Answer 2

2015 and 2017

Question 3

Which organisation used attack ads in 2017

Answer 3

Momentum

Question 4

What’s the slogan that argues media won the 1997 election

Answer 4

“It’s the sun wot won it”

Question 5

What did Cameroon freeze and when

Answer 5

Benefits 2010-19

Question 6

What did Cameron also do- nicer

Answer 6

Increased funding for education and NHS

Question 7

What set a minimum wage when

Answer 7

National minimum wage act 1998

Question 8

When was gay marriage legalised

Answer 8

Same sex couples act 2013

Question 9

What did thatcher do to the basic rate in 1979

Answer 9

Moved it from 30% to 33%

Question 10

What did the orange book liberals do in 2013

Answer 10

Sided with the conservatives to oppose mansion tax

Question 11

What did LibDems express concerns about 2010s

Answer 11

The welfare cuts

Question 12

What did thatcher do to children

Answer 12

Removed free milk for children under 7

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What did the 2019 conservatives promise concerning police officers

Answer 13

The amount of police officers, stop and search powers and attempted to limit the rights to protest

Question 14

Who did starmer hire and why is it good

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James Timpson- head of Timpson, they famously hire ex convicts

Question 15

What did the conservatives of the 19th and 20th century believe in

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Disraeli- paternalism and pragmatism and consensus

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What do the new right believe in

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Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism

Question 17

Old labour believed in what

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Tax should reduce difference in income

Question 18

New labour believed what

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In low taxes- it may encourage home ownership

Question 19

What was nick clegg

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The first deputy PM in a peacetime coalition

Question 20

What was income tax raised to and from 2009 2015

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2009- £6,475
2015- £11,000

Question 21

2021

Answer 21

Environment act

Question 22

Environment act

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2021

Question 23

Which minor parties are to blame for Brexit

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UKIP and the Brexit party

Question 24

What was Brexit

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Triggering of article 50

Question 25

In the 2019 GE what percent of the votes and how many seats did the LibDems gain

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11.5% votes 11 seats

Question 26

In the 2019 GE what did SNP win

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3.9% of vote 48 seats

Question 27

How many seats did the greens have in 2010

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One

Question 28

In 2015 what happened to the libdems

Answer 28

They were almost wiped out

Question 29

In 1950 what was there

Answer 29

High partisan alignment

Question 30

In 1992 who did the middle class vote

Answer 30

Conservative

Question 31

In 2019 what happened to the red wall

Answer 31

It turned blue

Question 32

Why would the working class vote conservative

Answer 32

Out of deference

Question 33

What did misinformation about Brexit say

Answer 33

The UK would retake £350mill per week for the nhs

Question 34

What percentage of the population get their information from social media

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37%

Question 35

Polls in 2024 show what about Brexit bi

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57% believe it was the wrong decision

Question 36

What was Brexit turnout

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72%

Question 37

Who published the probable economic outcomes of Brexit

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The IFS

Question 38

What did people say about the Scottish referendum

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52% say it helped them understand the issue

Question 39

When was the good Friday agreement

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1998

Question 40

How long did the Irish troubles last for

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30 years

Question 41

How many died due to the Irish troubles

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78,000

Question 42

What was the turnout and % yes for Good Friday

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81% turnout 74% yes

Question 43

What percentage of the voters voted yes to Brexit

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52%

Question 44

Welsh devolution what percent said yes

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50.3%

Question 45

AV referendum what was turnout and what was answer

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42% turnout 68% no

Question 46

When was Scottish independence addressed and what was the turnout

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1997 and 60% turnout

Question 47

When was the AV referendum

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2011

Question 48

What did the 2014 elections ask

Answer 48

If Scotland wanted to be entirely independent

Question 49

What was section 28

Answer 49

A party of the local govt act 1988 that banned funding of books or material showing gay relationships as normal

Question 50

In 2009 what did David Cameron do and why was it not quite right

Answer 50

He apologised for section 28 He voted for its continuation 2003

Question 51

In 2019 what did boris Johnson pledge (tax)

Answer 51

To raise the higher rate threshold to £80,000 taking 3 million workers out of the higher band

Question 52

2019 what did the conservatives do due to Covid

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They had to impose strict regulations concerning PPE

Question 53

In 1979 what did thatcher do for police

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One of her first actions was to approve a 45% pay rise for police

Question 54

Greens 2019 how many votes and how many seats

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870k votes 1 seat

Question 55

Why were conservatives allowed to do the furlough scheme 2019

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They had a strong mandate

Question 56

What is the currently Conservative Party membership and what was it like in the 1950s

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180k vs 2.8 million

Question 57

What was the GE turnout in 2024 compared to 1997

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2024- 59.7% 1997- 71.4%

Question 58

What did an e petition for the UK to remain in the EU get

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6.1million signatures

Question 59

After e petitions were introduced how many signatures did they get in one year

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36,000

Question 60

What does stonewall concentrate on

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LGBTQ issues

Question 61

How many hereditary peers are there

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92

Question 62

What proportion of peers appointed have donated to a political party

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1 in 5 over the last 5 years donated to a political party

Question 63

What’s a crazy fact about liz truss appointing peers

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Every 1.5 days she was in power she appointed a peer

Question 64

Example of a peer protecting minority rights.

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Baroness Jane Campbell disability activist who founded not dead yet UK, a disabled platform opposing assisted dying.

Question 65

What % globally read newspapers

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50%

Question 66

What did news Labour do to win

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Blair, Brown and Campbell struck a deal with Murdoch

Question 67

How many people read the sun daily

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2.4million

Question 68

What led to a public enquiry (media)

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News of a World Phone Hacking scandal on the guardian

Question 69

In 2024 what happened to UKIP

Answer 69

They only won back their deposit on one seat

Question 70

What happened to Just Stop Oil 2025

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They disbanded due to no new gas or oil lisences

Question 71

Give an example of pressure groups joining together to pressure the govt

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Hands of our Forrest and 34 degrees combined in a campaign against coalition govt selling forestry commission 2010

Question 72

Insider pressure group example

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Insider pressure groups: NFU, longstanding bilateral relationship with government, 1947 agricultural act – they must be consulted by ministers about any decision that will affect farmers

Question 73

Example of celebrity endorsement helping pressure groups

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Joanna Lumley endorsed Gurkha Justice Campaign in 2008, government ceded to their demands and granted settlement rights in 2009

Question 74

Give an example of an outsider pressure groups due to necessity

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, want to stop funding the replacement of trident nuclear sub’s - at odds with govt. Policy big time

Question 75

Give an example of an outsiders pressure group out of choice

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Liberty and Amnesty international (2 separate groups) – a cosy relationship with the government would threaten their neutrality and objectivity. Would not win you credibility with the public