Specification details, see:
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gce/gce08/gov/Pages/default.aspx
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Party Policies & Ideas
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Political party Left/right Liberalism Conservatism Socialism Factionalism Consensus politics Adversary politics |
Nature of political parties – their distinctive features & key functions within the political system. Traditions & policies of parties; their traditions & evolution in recent years, plus factors that influence ideological & policy development. Inc. ideological differences between main parties (Extended questions will not be set solely on political traditions, however, they may be set on sub-traditions such as ‘new’ Labour or ‘Thatcherism’). |
Introduction to the topic:
This YouTube clip has clearly been produced by an American student as an introduction/overview of UK political parties. It has some generalisations and omissions that we can take issue with, however, I still think it's worth a view for a contextual insight:
Below are the two basic resources we use to contextualise the topic...