Parties and Ideologies
Con Lab
Traditional Conservatives - Uphold the State and Church, preserve the Old Labour - socialist societies and trade unions . Representing the working class .
Crown , Defence of property , Nuclear family 1918 Clause4 ‘common ownership of the means of production’ , nationalisation of
key industries , KEYNESIAN government intervention in economy, redistribution of
wealth tax the rich, , welfare state , comprehensive schools, division over
withdrawal of EEC . PM Atlee, disagreement over the use of referendums
One Nation - Bridge gulf between classes , Disraeli , mixed economy, New Labour / Third Way 1997 - between old style socialism and free market
welfare state - accepted post War LAB policies , Edward Heath One capitalism , emphasis on the management of media , unity and discipline .
nation leader , rejected laissez faire capitalism 1970, pragmatic approach Scrapped Clause4. Movement from heavy emphasis on the working class to a
non ideological wider class base, less tension with trade unions. Tony Blair as the face of New
Labour / Third Way .
Emphasis on wealth creation rather than distribution. Acceptance of the free
market. Pro European
79 Thatcherite / New Right - Thatcher, privatisation, free market, rolling
back of the state , Laissez faire (deregulation) == Monetarism, gov not
intervene with the economy, cut gov spending and taxes, trust free
market == neo-liberalism. Removal of dependancy culture, reduced
power of trade unions
Post - Thatcher - Cameron , Theresa , Boris , Truss
Con Lab
Traditional Conservatives - Uphold the State and Church, preserve the Old Labour - socialist societies and trade unions . Representing the working class .
Crown , Defence of property , Nuclear family 1918 Clause4 ‘common ownership of the means of production’ , nationalisation of
key industries , KEYNESIAN government intervention in economy, redistribution of
wealth tax the rich, , welfare state , comprehensive schools, division over
withdrawal of EEC . PM Atlee, disagreement over the use of referendums
One Nation - Bridge gulf between classes , Disraeli , mixed economy, New Labour / Third Way 1997 - between old style socialism and free market
welfare state - accepted post War LAB policies , Edward Heath One capitalism , emphasis on the management of media , unity and discipline .
nation leader , rejected laissez faire capitalism 1970, pragmatic approach Scrapped Clause4. Movement from heavy emphasis on the working class to a
non ideological wider class base, less tension with trade unions. Tony Blair as the face of New
Labour / Third Way .
Emphasis on wealth creation rather than distribution. Acceptance of the free
market. Pro European
79 Thatcherite / New Right - Thatcher, privatisation, free market, rolling
back of the state , Laissez faire (deregulation) == Monetarism, gov not
intervene with the economy, cut gov spending and taxes, trust free
market == neo-liberalism. Removal of dependancy culture, reduced
power of trade unions
Post - Thatcher - Cameron , Theresa , Boris , Truss