Political parties uk

• Socialism and communism are central/neutral political parties that represent a broad church of people who have different ideas that seek collective office.👍
• Major features of political parties include sharing similar views, significant party factions, electing representatives, developing policies, and focusing around major parties such as conservatives and labour.👍
• Functions of political parties include making policy, formulating policy and political programmes, leading to aggregation which is the turning proposals into functional systems, and representing different parts of the political spectrum.👍
• function of parties: selecting candidates - Political parties select candidates for office at all levels.👍
• function of parties: organising elections - Elections wouldn't function without the political parties, as they supply candidates, inform the electorate, and encourage voting.👍
• political education: Political parties still fulfil the communication role, but the media now has a part in this.👍
• Mandates are authoritative commands, the party that wins the vote has the authority to carryout the tasks and policies it wants.👍
• political education: Some media is biased like newspapers like the sun, having party leaders deliver the information allows the public to be open to being overly persuaded.👍
• Labour policies include increasing the health budget by 4.3%, holding a second referendum on Brexit, raising the minimum wage from £8.21 to £10, and nationalising key industries.👍
• function of parties: All parties ensure the political process of parliamentary democracy is carried out.👍
• Conservative policies include increasing the number of nurses by 50,000, leaving the EU in January, no income tax, VAT or national insurance rises, and no changes to personal tax allowances.👍
• Conservatives mainly rely on individual donors and wealthy companies for funding.👍
• function of parties: Political education aims to inform the electorate of issues of the day, solutions to those problems and inform them how the political system works.👍
• Having the media such as the BBC deliver this allows a neutral position and having the party leader delivering information is a direct line of communication.👍
• Liberal Democrat policies include stopping Brexit, free childcare, 80% of electricity renewable.👍
• Manifestos are a public document released to highlight policies, this is typically released before an election.👍
• Controversies in political party funding - larger parties being put at a huge advantage, funding by large donors representing a hidden form of political influence, aspects of funding being open to 'corruption', known as 'cash for honours'.👍
• Aspects of funding are open to 'corruption', known as 'cash for honours'.👍
• Cranborne Money-fund paid to opposition parties in the HoL's helps cover administration costs, providing scrutiny for government.👍
• Labour mainly relies on trade unions for funding.👍
• Labour's fallen membership relies on individual donors.👍
• Short money-fund paid to opposition parties allows the parties to scrutinise Government effectively and the funding is opened to any opposition.👍
• Examples of controversies in political party funding- Antony Bandford, a member of the JCB family, donating £8.1 million in cash over 10 years to the conservatives.👍
• yes state funding- removes two-party dominance, removes incentives for legislations for big money interest, gives more power to people under the 1% pay.👍
• no state funding- taxes spent on unsupported parties, already an effective systemic place, disconnect natural supporters from parties.👍