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An outline of New Labour's Domestic Policies uring Tony Blair's premiership
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Domestic New Labour PoliciesCreated @April 17, 2023 2:24 PM
Topic Society
Gov and PM Blair Labour
Type Classwork
How successful was New Labour in creating a fairer and more equal society in Britain
by 2007?
Political, Economic and Social Aspects
1. Workers
- Decline of Trade Unions continued
- Fall from 29% to 26%
- Labour did not regaled trade union legislation passed by the Conservative
government 1979-1997
- Labour was openly critical of strike action by trade unions
- Opted back into European Social chapter
- Al employees now entitled to require st up to 3 months of unpaid parental leave
- Opted out for max working hours
- Welcomed globalisation for economic growth
- New Deal programme targeted groups of unemployed - through training or
guidance
- 1998 National Minimum wage
2. Women
- women elected as MPs rose to 120, double the prev number
- Appointed women to prominent positions e.g. Margaret Beckett as foreign sec
- Childcare provision extended, 2007, 3-4 year entitled to 12.5h of free childcare
rose to 15
3. More society Laws:
- Sexual offences Act 2000
- Employment Equality Regulations 2003
Domestic New Labour Policies 1
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