• Join over 1.2 million students every month
  • Accelerate your learning by 29%
  • Unlimited access from just £6.99 per month

Describe two issues over which Labour and Conservatives disagree.

Extracts from this document...


a) Outline two functions of political parties. The first function of a political party is that it should represent the views of their members and supporters. Another function of a political party is to gain power via elections. They also encourage political participation from the public. b) Describe two issues over which Labour and Conservatives disagree. A main issue that the two main parties disagree on, is the joining of the single Euro currency. The Conservatives believe that Britain should not join the Euro. The Conservatives believe that if Britain joined the Euro then we would lose too much power, as interest rates would not be set by the Bank of England, but by a central bank in Brussels. This could mean that the interest rate set is too high or too low for the British Economy. If the Bank of England set it, it would be more in touch of the economy in England rather than making a compromise for all the other countries. ...read more.


The three who followed Thatcher were, and are currently seen as too quiet towards the public. John Major started off well enough, but the topic that divided his party was the matter of Europe. Also a topic that lost him confidence from the public was when Major went against his main objective, which was to keep a low inflation. In Sept 1992, Black Wednesday occurred when Britain had to spend �10bn in one day to try and maintain the value of the pound. This didn't work and the Conservatives lost economic backing and competence of the general public. By this time the Conservatives were beginning to appear sleazy, where as the Labour Party appeared better and better. The next leader was Hague. Hague had a four-year patch as the Tories leader but never really took control. He has been described as a populist. There is not much more that can be said about Hague apart from under him the party did not appear to be too badly divided, yet he never truly seemed to be in control. ...read more.


Another major reason why I think that this party looks strong and united is because the party has been out of power for so long prior to the past two terms that they are determined to make the time in power last. I also think that Tony Blair is a strong leader who is able to diffuse any problems that arise within the party, internally, before they might be leaked through to the press. Overall I think it is hard to tell which party is most united as I think it can be disguised well by a strong prominent leader type figure. The Conservatives are definitely divided, but they don't have a strong leader who could get a hold of the party and make them get into shape. I think that the Lib Dems are united, but it is hard to say how much, as the press do not spend as much time discussing them. Overall I would say that the labour party appear to be the most united out of all three, and this is partly down to Tony Blairs ability to maintain the respect from all of his supporters and MPs. ...read more.

The above preview is unformatted text


Found what you're looking for?

  • Start learning 29% faster today
  • 150,000+ documents available
  • Just £6.99 a month

Not the one? Search for your essay title...
  • Join over 1.2 million students every month
  • Accelerate your learning by 29%
  • Unlimited access from just £6.99 per month

See related essaysSee related essays

Related GCSE Politics essays



  2. To what extent do the Conservatives and Labour parties represent distinct ideologies?

    Whilst to Socialists, people are social beings who thrive best in a close relationship with one another. They believe that people are largely the product of their upbringing and their environment rather than inherently flawed. Edmund Burke (1729-97) was the first one who set out the Conservative view of the past, and many Conservative ideas were come from him.

  1. The Mexican Economy

    Mexico was forced to arrange barter deals with Italy, Germany, and Japan. The oil trade with these nations was interrupted by World War II. In 1940, the so-called Good Neighbor Policy of the United States became dominant in Mexican politics.

  2. The position of the New Labour government with Tony Blair ahead of that government.

    Whereas Conservatism strongly opposed to socialist ideas in the first half of the 20th century, it moved towards a social democratic consensus (or post-war consensus) made up by Attlee's Labour Government in 1945 when conservatives accepted the principles of the welfare state, the mixed economy, Keynesian economic policies.

  1. Is New Labour a Conservative Party?

    The Conservatives historically have aimed to use limited ideological in favor of measured pragmatism which have continually offered alternatives. Like Edmund Burke, conservatism has generally shared the view that all government originates on compromise. Conservatives believe everyone should have the same chances in society to make improvements in their life;

  2. The divided conservatives.

    This is true of the conservative party as well. It is of course tore that on some matters the conservative party has differing views an thoughts of certain matters but I would be hesitative to say that this would cause the party to be divided on every matter. The key reason for my reasoning there are the facts that

  • Over 160,000 pieces
    of student written work
  • Annotated by
    experienced teachers
  • Ideas and feedback to
    improve your own work