Politics. What Exactly Is The Difference Between Labour And Conservative Policies?
Politics. Reading Their Websites Is Hopeless - Neither Party Actually Seem To Be Saying Anything In Concrete Terms. Perhaps I'm Just A Little Slow Tho
Politics : What Exactly Is The Difference Between Labour And Conservative Policies
Reading their websites is hopeless - neither party actually seem to be saying anything in concrete terms. Perhaps I'm just a little slow though. With a Politics AS looming it would be helpful to know about party policies. I'm aware of the history of both parties and what they traditionally stood for, but I need to focus on present policies. It would be very helpful if somebody could give me a brief breakdown! Thank you :) (In the UK) ~~~ titch ~~~
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At the moment, not a lot, as both are vying for the attention of the middle ground and floating voters. I know that traditionally Labour were seen as revolutionary, in so much as their attitudes towards change, wanting a major overhaul of the state and society, whereas the Conservatives resisted change. The extent of which this is still true is questionnable. Despite the many similarities there are still massive policy differences, particularly over ID cards, taxes, Europe, the Iraq War. Example: The Torys believe in patient and pupil 'passports' which would allow individuals to take money out of tax-payer funded institutions, most notably the NHS. Individuals would use it to buy services in the private sector, such as private hospitals or even a place in a private school. With healthcare specifically, the would 'top-up' the taxpayer contribution from their own funds. This is different from New Labours policy, which does use private hospitals to try and clear backlogs of NHS operations, but does not advocate the use of private healthcare directly. There are also some marginal differences in attitudes to policy on education. Labour wish to place prime focus on early learning, wheras the Conservatives focus more on discipline. Labour have embraced markets, and the Torys have embraced gay marriage, and both are (currently at least) relentlessly campaigning for support in the middle ground, arguably by taking the 'third way' but there is still a lot for them to quarrel over: multiculturalism, Atlanticism versus Europe, Asbos and the virtues of prison. Also hunting, Iraq, asylum and immigration. Main difference is, and most likely always will be, taxes.
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Answer 1one is w@nk one is $hit!
Answer 2. .
Answer 3no difference, both or bad has each other and always will be until this planet is dead
Answer 4Fundamentally, Labour want to unite with the rest of the world under a left wing ideology, and the Tory party want us to remain as a seperate Nation State.
Answer 5Up until a few years ago anyone would have told you that the Conservatives were for the white collar workers and Labour for the trade unions and the manual worker. At that time I seriously believed that voting should be compulsory, now I don't think that either party care much for the public, only for themselves. so after 40 years of voting I really cannot choose as I do not support either of them and the Lib Dems who I did support have angered me in other ways.
Answer 6Why should the Tories explain their policies when the Labour party in the form of Gordon Brown pinch everyone. Yes, the Tories will let us know their policies, but only when it's too late for Gordon to take them as his own. Liberals have one option, and that is to tax us even more. Labour has already taxed us till we have bled, and still we have nothing to show for it. Shame the election is not next week.
Answer 7No difference at all!The only small difference may be that Labour favours the Ethnic Minorities,Asylum Seekers(Legal and Bogus) and Immigrants!
Answer 8They are very similar. One is in power the other is not! The problems is that whichever party is in power it makes the decisions - war and hand outs to the shirkers and immigration control - or lack of it - being my particular concerns. BUT Even if the other party comes into power it CANNOT CHANGE THESE DECISIONS without immense problems so it just makes more tax taking decisions. RoyS
Answer 9At the moment, not a lot, as both are vying for the attention of the middle ground and floating voters. I know that traditionally Labour were seen as revolutionary, in so much as their attitudes towards change, wanting a major overhaul of the state and society, whereas the Conservatives resisted change. The extent of which this is still true is questionnable. Despite the many similarities there are still massive policy differences, particularly over ID cards, taxes, Europe, the Iraq War. Example: The Torys believe in patient and pupil 'passports' which would allow individuals to take money out of tax-payer funded institutions, most notably the NHS. Individuals would use it to buy services in the private sector, such as private hospitals or even a place in a private school. With healthcare specifically, the would 'top-up' the taxpayer contribution from their own funds. This is different from New Labours policy, which does use private hospitals to try and clear backlogs of NHS operations, but does not advocate the use of private healthcare directly. There are also some marginal differences in attitudes to policy on education. Labour wish to place prime focus on early learning, wheras the Conservatives focus more on discipline. Labour have embraced markets, and the Torys have embraced gay marriage, and both are (currently at least) relentlessly campaigning for support in the middle ground, arguably by taking the 'third way' but there is still a lot for them to quarrel over: multiculturalism, Atlanticism versus Europe, Asbos and the virtues of prison. Also hunting, Iraq, asylum and immigration. Main difference is, and most likely always will be, taxes.
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