‘Explain the ideas and policies which link the modern Labour Party to socialism’. (10 marks) Socialism is the economic system based on cooperation rather than competition of businesses which utilizes centralized planning and redistribution of wealth. Industry is state owned and therefore companies have government monopolies on them which results in no competition. Industries are redistributed though the state to achieve a fairer society. Traditional Labour values were indeed a form of socialism
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To what extent was party policy the most important factor in the fluctuating fortunes of the Labour party 1900-45? The main aim for Labour at the start of the 20th century was to establish itself as a party that recognised and appealed to the working classes‚ as well as breaking down the two-party system in Britain with the addition of a new political force. The founding of the Labour Representation Committee can be attributed somewhat to Keir Hardie in the late 1800s‚ a movement that grew noticeably
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“The Labour Party is the party of devolution.” Is this a reasonable statement to make? Devolution is defined as “the transfer of power to a lower level‚ especially by central government to local or regional administrations” (oxforddictionaries.com). It can also be defined as “the transfer of power from a superior sovereign to a subordinate parliament or assembly.” (Tonge 2010). Within a devolved state‚ the sovereign power retains the technical power to suspend the devolved government. Since Labour
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a) Distinguish clearly between Old Labour and New Labour (5) "New Labour" was first termed as an alternative branding for the Labour Party‚ dating from a conference slogan first used by the Labour Party in 1994‚ which was later seen in a draft manifesto published by the party in 1996‚ called New Labour‚ New Life For Britain. It is also the turning point of Old Labour changed to New Labour with a symbolic of new aims/value of the Labour party which called New Clause 4‚ published at the 1994. The
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“Explain how far the views of Source C differ from those in Source A in relation to the creation and development of the LRC/Labour Party.” Source A states that the creation of the LRC came from 70 organisation coming together to form a coalition in order to create “a new movement of protest in parliament.” It essentially says that the LRC was formed on the bases of several organisations all sharing the same idea and goal. Source C however does not mention this – it does not tell us that the LRC was
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Is the Labour Party a socialist organization? In order to effectively answer the title question‚ this paper will delve into the roots of; firstly socialism then the Labour Party. After the core ideals have been discussed‚ this paper will highlight the comparisons which are evident between the concept of Socialism and the reality of the Labour Party. There are many forms of socialism‚ each differ in their ideals ranging from communism on the extreme left of the political spectrum to democratic
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The rise o the labour party was due to many factors.Factors such as the movement of people from the countryside to cities which changed the economic structure of britain and also changed the social structure and this led to the need for political change. The need for political change to help the working class people who were living in poverty which had been highlighted by booth and rownatree who surveyed LOndon an york two of englands major cities .Better education led to the realisation that
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British Labour Party I would like to start by explaining The British Labour Party. The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom‚ and one of the two main British political parties along with the Conservative Party. In 1997‚ Tony Blair led this political party and he tried to change the environmental policy. Blair criticized other governments for not doing enough to solve global climate change. In a 1997 visit to the United States‚ he made a comment on "great industrialized
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1945. This is what made the 1945 general election results - which showed that the national government‚ which was dominated by the Conservative Party during Churchill’s time as Prime Minister‚ had lost the election to the Labour Party - surprising‚ because Churchill’s leadership was a major factor in Britain holding off against Nazi Germany. The Labour Party (Lead by Clement Attlee) won the 1945 general election instead of the Conservatives‚ gaining nearly 12 million votes and an additional 239 seats
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South African labour market policies Prior to the year 1994 South Africa was having issues of poverty and inequalities which were largely legacy of apartheid and past race-based policies (Jagwanth‚ S. 2000:1). Surprisingly‚ one of the important factors determining the symptoms and extents of poverty and inequality in South Africa is the labor market (Jagwanth‚ S. 2000: 1). This essay will look at whether the state’s changed labor and market policies gives prospect to corporations in South Africa
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