21 New Labour Governments
- Created by: Jake 101
- Created on: 30-05-17 22:06
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- New Labour Governments
- Blair as leader
- Move away from tradition to remain relevant
- Charismatic, good with media, ordinary, Diana speech
- 'Third way'- middle road between socialism and thatcherism
- Tight media control, covered up splits, lack of trust of politicians
- Constitutional change
- 1997 Scottish devolution, Scottish assembly
- Welsh assembly had more limited powers
- 1999 London Mayor election
- Nationalist parties continued momentum, Ken Livingstone as mayor
- House of Lords messy reform
- No changes to first past the post
- 2000 Freedom of information act, mistake,
- 1998 Human Rights Act
- Domestic policies
- 2001 all 5 pledges met
- Kept education league tables, reduced social exclusion
- 2001 promised more quality in health and education, slow progress
- 2000 fuel blockade
- Foot and mouth disease
- Hunting ban
- Brown and economic policies
- Brown wouldn't challenge Blair, complete economic control
- Inherited good economy, keep inflation low and keep spenidng
- Not 'Tax and spend'
- Bank of England separate from Government
- PFI
- 10 years, inflation controlled, good employment, good living standards
- NI and Good Friday
- Inherited good situation, confident of a settlement
- Trust all round, good relationships
- George Mitchell, Mo Mowlam, David Trimble
- Referendum, 71% agreed
- Devolved assembly, stronger links, policing reforms, release of prisoners
- Blair as leader
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