Thatcherism - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

These are the notes I created for the BPG since 1900 paper for my PPE Finals in 2021. The notes cover, in a lot of detail, the following 5 exam topics: New Liberalism, the Rise of the Labour Party, Appeasement, the Conservative Governments 1979-1997 (Thatcher and Major), and New Labour. I achieved a First overall, and in the BPG paper a mark of 73, using these notes.

Are parties good for democracy Representation People's representatives. Provide candidates for Westminster; elected by people for people. however 'winners bonus' is exacerbated by parties under FPTP. Con 37% votes vs 51% seats in 2015. UKIP in 2015 12.6% of vote but no seats. Johnson originally only elected by Tory party members which is unrepresentative !! Also growing cynicism that parties aren't representative and are selfish, eg. Cameron giving his supporters peerages before leavin...

Are parties good for democracy Representation People's representatives. Provide candidates for Westminster; elected by people for people. however 'winners bonus' is exacerbated by parties under FPTP. Con 37% votes vs 51% seats in 2015. UKIP in 2015 12.6% of vote but no seats. Johnson originally only elected by Tory party members which is unrepresentative !! Also growing cynicism that parties aren't representative and are selfish, eg. Cameron giving his supporters peerages before leavin...

Evaluate the view that reforming party funding would improve the various functions of political parties. - intro - current party funding is largely seen as undemocratic. the principles of parties are to rep, ensure democracy with their policy formulation and increase participation para one - representation link people to government may only need support of 30-40% for fptp victories YES - For : With public funding the State can encourage or demand changes in for example how many women cand...

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Evaluate the view that the modern Conservative Party has abandoned Thatcherism - Intro- Conservatives have significantly moved away from Thatcherism in regards to Social and Law policies. However they are yet to differ from Thatcher's views on foreign policy and largely on Economics. Main Body 1- Social/Law and Order Y Cameron dubbed himself a 'liberal conservative Y He legalised gay marriage in 2013 Y Hug a hoodie campaign favoured a more understanding approach to young offenders +promo...

Industrial Revolution Margaret Thatcher (Thatcherism) Brexit The Welfare State NHS

A detailed mindmap containing details about the factions of the parties as well as their policies. Covers parts of Thatcherism in the Conservative party, One Nation Tories and other details useful for knowing the Conservative Party for A-level UK politics.

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Themes: Evaluate the view that in a democracy MPs are free to ignore referendum results and their own political party's manifesto. - ANS HRA Protection of rights- HRA - ANS Protected: Not protected: HRA is uncodified and can be altered by a simple act of Parliament, should be entrenched to protect human rights > Blairs anti-terrorism legislation following 9/11 > Evaluate the view that rights are well protected in the UK - ANS Themes: Evaluate the extent to which there differences ...