REVISION GOVERNANCE- Two questions in three hours Remember good exams techniques Allow equal time for each question Been disciplined move on after 1.30 to next question

The Thatcher Revolution Literature of what makes the Thatcher Revolution – ie a break with the past in the sense of Break with post war settlement – full employment and welfare state Break with Conservative Party thinking

Thatcher Revolution Policy examples privatisation policy contracting out of services Economic policy priority of inflation despite increases in unemployment Taxation policy and increases in income inequalities Public expenditure – means testing

Thatcher Revolution Conservative Party thinking Break with pragmatism and One Nation Conservative Embrace market liberal thinking

The Blair Governments Need to deal with Meaning of the Third Way and the idea of New Labour Explore layers of Labour thinking fundamentalism, labourism and social democracy Explain how Blair seeks to break with these traditions

Blair Government Fundamentalism end of clause iv break with nationalisation and embrace free markets Labourism make a break with trade unions accept Conservative trade union reforms no attempt at pay policy Social democracy break with Crosland view of classless society Britain has become more unequal

Blair Government Macro economic policy golden rules on PSBR and national debt Independence of central bank inflation Implicit pay policy Growth in public expenditure Looking after the poor

Income Inequality since 1980s Need to explore who gets what and what we means by income inequality – measure of gini coefficient – see article by Freedland in Wed Guardian What policies contribute to income inequalities

Income inequality Taxation policy – decision to reduce tax thresholds for higher income groups Labour market policies competitive markets insecure employment less trade union influence so what has happened to wages Public expenditure policy

Income inequality and ideology Thatcher Government embrace free markets need inequality to increase incentives and enterprise – Markets competition – skills reflect inequality Labour markets as social constructs Inequality not inevitable

Limits of democracy Meaning of democracy explain the is and the ought statements what they means and implications Is realities ought hopes – explain some history English civil war chartists Bobbio on broken promises

Democracy Condition of democracy in Britain Party system Civil servants Cabinet and presidential style of prime minister Decline of parliament

Democracy and markets Democracy and markets what is the connection Democracy is about freedom free speech changes in government Freedom means free labour freedom to choose mobility Markets are about rational individualism idea of competitive markets

Markets individualism Meaning of rational individualism End and not means to an end no such thing as the good society Contrast to other models feudal society, slavery, totalitarian planned economies Corruption and cronyism

Limits of markets Markets are social constructs Issues of power and influence Possible to have a dictatorship and free markets Democracy needs markets Markets do not need democracy

Policy Making and Political choices Focus on meaning of political choice Idea of political autonomy Idea of constraints Political choices – about policy priorities Political parties reflect different ideologies

Politics does matter Politics is about dialogue resolving conflict rather than violence – role of parties to reflect differences Politics as concern about resources health, education income inequalities Parliament as reflection of politics