POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Uk Independence Party, Radical Change
26 Apr 2017
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Nationalisation uni ed the left during a time of economic crisis. Removed power of private capitalists but not their expertise. Then back and forth between right and left. Decline in 70"s called winter of discontent". In political wilderness when thatcher 79" privatises. Finally blair comes into power and abandons nationalisation. acceptance of the free market. Creation of the new labour: combo of support for social programs and recognition of private business and smaller gov. Common concerns: freedom, both individual and for the market democratic societies must be maximally free to pro t from opportunities. Stable society requires guidance of individuals via institutions of state, church, family. Willing to intervene in economy and culture to protect society (history, patriotism) Liberals and conservative similar but don"t believe in intervention. Christian democrats area subset of conservatives (cdu, pp) emphasise on social programs because of focus on the family and the poor social programs oriented around family and private action rather than state intervention.
