LibDem 1900-today

• What was introduced by the Liberal governments of Asquith (1908-16)?


  Old age pensions, sickness and unemployment insurance (partly paid for by higher taxes on the wealthier)
• When did the Liberal Party start to decline?


  After the resignation of David Lloyd George in 1922 and the rise of the Labour party from 1900
• Who had the LIberal party entered an electoral pact with in the 1980s?

  Former Labour MPs who had established the Social Democratic Party
• How many seats did the LibDems win in 2005?

  62 on 22 % of the vote
• How many seats did the Libdems win in 2010?

  57
• How many seats in cabinet did the coalition agreement give to the Libdems?

  5
• How many seats did the LibDems win in 2015?

  8
• There is uneasy relationship between what sides of the Liberal Democrat?

  The social democratic left and the Liberal Democrat’s
• Those on the liberal side of the party are referred to as what?

  Orange Book liberals
• What does the Orange Book argue?

  Liberal Democrat’s should reconnect with their nineteenth century commitment to free trade and free markets
• Recent LibDems leaders have emphasised what issues?

  Social justice issues
• What provides the LibDems with a coherent political ideology?

  Core principles of internationalism and constitutional reform
• True or False: the Liberal Democrats are considered the most pro-European political party

  True
• What are LibDems committed to as a core way of protecting our civil liberties?

  European Convention on Human Rights