POLITICAL PARTIES
-funding not likely to come up
Evaluate the view that major parties agree more than they disagree on
policies and ideas - con , lab , libdem (most likely)
Today, the major political parties differ more in policies and ideas than they
have for several years. This is primarily due to the leadership of Kemi
Bedinoch, who openly advocates more traditional social and moral policies
and appears to be more Neoliberal in economic policy than Labour.
However, this does not mean they fundamentally differ, especially between
the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties. The differences are still minor
despite the public disagreements. The essay will look at economic policy,
constitutional change, and social and moral policy and argue that the
disagreements remain pretty small.
1.social and moral issues
2. Economic policy
3.constitutional reform
Counter argument - disagreement on Argument - agreement on social and
social and moral policy moral policy
→ The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill →the libdems who hold a socially liberal view
2024-25 passed by the labour government . on important moral questions are united
Kemi Bedinoch and the vast majority of Tory mainly on backking moves to change the
MPs did not vote for the first reading of the law , to allow assisted dying. They argue that
assisted dying bill because they feared the those who are terminally ill have an individual
lack of safeguards. + the Health Secretary right over their bodies
Wes Streeting also joined the Tories in →Labour government introduces a bill
questioning the bill and feared there may be that has gone passed the first +second
undue pressure from relatives. stage which allows assisted dying : The
→ The same can be said for trans rights; Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25
the liberal democrats, who are the most →The Conservatives put the need for a
socially liberal of the parties, ‘free’ vote in their 2024 manifesto and
condemned Wes Streeting’s decision to ban said it’s a matter of conscience and
puberty blockers for children on the there is no party line. E.g jeremy hunt
NHS.Libdems see this as a fundamental voted for the bill
human right. However, both the Labour and → in terms of social policy The Labour
Conservative parties have disagreed that government wants to build 1.5 million homes
children should have this right in England, and Starrmer considers this one
→The Tories are the most against it of his six targets. Both the Liberal Democrats
because, under Kemi Bedinoch, there and Tories agree that house ownership
has been an attempt to embrace a needs improvement. Toris in office introduced
, more social conservatism. This is partly the right to buy scheme to housing
because they are aware that Reform is association tenants , enabling them to
biting into their voters and are firmly in purchase their homes at discounted rates
favour of traditional conservatism -the current Labour government remains
committed to the target, as well pushing
to reach clean power by 2030.The Liberal
Democrats wish to take this further,
advocating a 2045 net zero target.
Counter argument -economic policy Argument - economic policy agreement
disagreements →They both accept that government
→there’s disagreement on Labour increasing intervention is necessary, especially during a
employers’ national insurance tax crisis
→The Tories and Lib Dems argue that →Labour and Conservatives have called
this will harm growth and cause for government help during COVID-19,
unemployment. such as the furlough scheme and
—> Bedinoch seems to have returned to a various bailouts . Conservatives borrowed
fiscally conservative position, calling for lower 400 billion to intervene with covid
taxes and less state economic intervention →They also accept that some privatised
→C disagree with an increase in services, such as the railways, have not
inheritance tax for farmers because worked well. The Conservatives in
these are their constituents +Also, the power semi-nationalised the railways,
Conservatives believe that the and the Labour Party is moving to bring
government is overborrowing money for all operators under public control ,are
infrastructure projects. motivated by the ideas of social
democracy and one nation
IJ→these differences should not be conservatism on the economy, moving
exaggerated. The Tories know they do away from their left and right
not have public support for the ‘extremes’.
economy because of their 14 years in →the Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves is
government looking to make spending cuts as the
→The Liberal Democrats do not seem to economy weakens - this is similar to David
have significant differences, just minor Cameron’s policy of ‘austerity’ and differs
ones. from the old labour way of borrowing in an
economic downturn.
→ Lib Dems are in general agreement
that there should be a stable economy.
Counter argument -foreign policy Argument - foreign policy agreement
disagreements → On Israel the Labour Party has remained
→David Lammy the Foreign Secretary talsk of very close to the Tories. They have mirrored
‘progressive realism’ - using realist means to the Tories in backing Israel - Starmer said
achieve progressive results. Israel has the right to self-defence. Starmer
→Conservative more stronger over refuses to call it a genocide despite the ICJ
immigration policy and the ICC saying its a plausible genocide
→ Sunak finally passed the Rwanda Act in →2023- STarmer defended the Israeli ‘ right
April 2024, allowing for deportation of asylum to withhold walter’ from Palestine in an
seekers who enter the UK illegally to Rwanda interview on LBC with Nick ferrari
for processing of there asylum case →The main parties are in agreement
→Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch over Ukraine policy
has criticised the PM over immigration, → 2024 UK government committed £2.5
-funding not likely to come up
Evaluate the view that major parties agree more than they disagree on
policies and ideas - con , lab , libdem (most likely)
Today, the major political parties differ more in policies and ideas than they
have for several years. This is primarily due to the leadership of Kemi
Bedinoch, who openly advocates more traditional social and moral policies
and appears to be more Neoliberal in economic policy than Labour.
However, this does not mean they fundamentally differ, especially between
the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties. The differences are still minor
despite the public disagreements. The essay will look at economic policy,
constitutional change, and social and moral policy and argue that the
disagreements remain pretty small.
1.social and moral issues
2. Economic policy
3.constitutional reform
Counter argument - disagreement on Argument - agreement on social and
social and moral policy moral policy
→ The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill →the libdems who hold a socially liberal view
2024-25 passed by the labour government . on important moral questions are united
Kemi Bedinoch and the vast majority of Tory mainly on backking moves to change the
MPs did not vote for the first reading of the law , to allow assisted dying. They argue that
assisted dying bill because they feared the those who are terminally ill have an individual
lack of safeguards. + the Health Secretary right over their bodies
Wes Streeting also joined the Tories in →Labour government introduces a bill
questioning the bill and feared there may be that has gone passed the first +second
undue pressure from relatives. stage which allows assisted dying : The
→ The same can be said for trans rights; Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25
the liberal democrats, who are the most →The Conservatives put the need for a
socially liberal of the parties, ‘free’ vote in their 2024 manifesto and
condemned Wes Streeting’s decision to ban said it’s a matter of conscience and
puberty blockers for children on the there is no party line. E.g jeremy hunt
NHS.Libdems see this as a fundamental voted for the bill
human right. However, both the Labour and → in terms of social policy The Labour
Conservative parties have disagreed that government wants to build 1.5 million homes
children should have this right in England, and Starrmer considers this one
→The Tories are the most against it of his six targets. Both the Liberal Democrats
because, under Kemi Bedinoch, there and Tories agree that house ownership
has been an attempt to embrace a needs improvement. Toris in office introduced
, more social conservatism. This is partly the right to buy scheme to housing
because they are aware that Reform is association tenants , enabling them to
biting into their voters and are firmly in purchase their homes at discounted rates
favour of traditional conservatism -the current Labour government remains
committed to the target, as well pushing
to reach clean power by 2030.The Liberal
Democrats wish to take this further,
advocating a 2045 net zero target.
Counter argument -economic policy Argument - economic policy agreement
disagreements →They both accept that government
→there’s disagreement on Labour increasing intervention is necessary, especially during a
employers’ national insurance tax crisis
→The Tories and Lib Dems argue that →Labour and Conservatives have called
this will harm growth and cause for government help during COVID-19,
unemployment. such as the furlough scheme and
—> Bedinoch seems to have returned to a various bailouts . Conservatives borrowed
fiscally conservative position, calling for lower 400 billion to intervene with covid
taxes and less state economic intervention →They also accept that some privatised
→C disagree with an increase in services, such as the railways, have not
inheritance tax for farmers because worked well. The Conservatives in
these are their constituents +Also, the power semi-nationalised the railways,
Conservatives believe that the and the Labour Party is moving to bring
government is overborrowing money for all operators under public control ,are
infrastructure projects. motivated by the ideas of social
democracy and one nation
IJ→these differences should not be conservatism on the economy, moving
exaggerated. The Tories know they do away from their left and right
not have public support for the ‘extremes’.
economy because of their 14 years in →the Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves is
government looking to make spending cuts as the
→The Liberal Democrats do not seem to economy weakens - this is similar to David
have significant differences, just minor Cameron’s policy of ‘austerity’ and differs
ones. from the old labour way of borrowing in an
economic downturn.
→ Lib Dems are in general agreement
that there should be a stable economy.
Counter argument -foreign policy Argument - foreign policy agreement
disagreements → On Israel the Labour Party has remained
→David Lammy the Foreign Secretary talsk of very close to the Tories. They have mirrored
‘progressive realism’ - using realist means to the Tories in backing Israel - Starmer said
achieve progressive results. Israel has the right to self-defence. Starmer
→Conservative more stronger over refuses to call it a genocide despite the ICJ
immigration policy and the ICC saying its a plausible genocide
→ Sunak finally passed the Rwanda Act in →2023- STarmer defended the Israeli ‘ right
April 2024, allowing for deportation of asylum to withhold walter’ from Palestine in an
seekers who enter the UK illegally to Rwanda interview on LBC with Nick ferrari
for processing of there asylum case →The main parties are in agreement
→Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch over Ukraine policy
has criticised the PM over immigration, → 2024 UK government committed £2.5
