Aim:
For this task, you must create a report on the Labour Party, to be emailed to Mr North at pjnorth@crownwoods.org.uk before Monday 10th October.
Task:
Your report must cover:
- Why was the Labour Party founded, and by whom?
- What was a 'sacred cow' of the Labour Movement for many years?
- Why did the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the dominance of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, pose a problem for left-wingers?
- What are the key achievements of the Labour Party in office before 1997?
- How did Tony Blair's 'New Labour' differ from 'Old Labour'?
- Why did Labour lose the 2010 General Election?
- What is the role of the Leader?
- What is the role of the Conference?
- What is the role of the PLP and the Whips?
- What is the role of the NEC?
- What is the role of the NPF?
- What is the role of the Unions?
- What is the role of the CLPs?
- Labour party financing
- What are their key policy differences with the Conservatives?
In addition to the textbook (pages 78-82, 97, 99-100), Mr North's presentation on the student area (and included below), and your class notes, here are some resources ...
Although Wikipedia needs to be treated with care because it is written by users rather than experts (although the users generally are also experts), it can be useful...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)#Post-war_victory_under_Attlee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Labour_Party
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Executive_Committee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2010
Also ...
http://www.labour.org.uk/ (official Labour Party website)
http://www.labour-party.org.uk/ (unofficial site!)
http://labour-uncut.co.uk/ (an insiders' view)
The key pages from my class presentation are attached below:
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