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politicsis it really that boring?
To be able to identify, discuss, and analyse political issues in the media
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politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions & laws
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these decisions affect our lives every single day
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for example, on January 4th 2011, the VAT rate rose to 20% – putting lots of prices up!
20%
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how has politics affected your day?waking upbreakfastjourneyschoolbreakmore school
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because we live in a CAPITALIST economy, the cost of living is central to our lives
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What is Capitalism?
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CapitalismA social & economic system which protects individual property rights and supports free market economics.
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in a true free market, business is
unregulated
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is it?
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our economy is not a true free marketwe have consumer protection laws
we have taxeswe have free education
we have a health servicewe have environmental laws
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our economy is managed & regulated
this is a form of SOCIALISM
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all of these laws and others are debated in the media
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Under capitalism, the means for
producing & distributing goods
are owned by a relatively small
group
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wage slavesThe majority of people sell their labour in return for a wage or salary.
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wages
If labour costs are kept low, goods can be sold at competitive prices and a bigger profit can be made.
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In a completely free market, businesses are free to set the prices and wages that the market will bear.
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Wages can be controlled by keeping unemployment high – or by using cheaper overseas or immigrant workers
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immigration is a “hot-button” political issue in British newspapers
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but a lot of the pressure FOR immigration comes from employers who pay low wages
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or from universities who collect large fees from overseas students
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TAX is another “hot button” issue
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Tax Freedom DayThe (imaginary) day at which point an individual stops “working for the government” and starts earning for him- or herself.In 2011, Tax Freedom Day is 30 May.
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for a mediaeval peasant, it was 20 February!
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Tax Freedom Days• 1965, TFD = 27 April -‐
Labour
• 1969, = 29 May -‐ Lab
• 1973, 11 May -‐ Conservatives
• 1979, 29 May -‐ Lab
• 1983, 14 June -‐ Con
• 1987, 5 June -‐ Con
• 1992, 29 May -‐ Con
• 1998, 28 May -‐ Lab
• 2001, 4 June -‐ Lab
• 2007, 4 June -‐ Lab
• 2010, 27 May -‐ Lab
• 2011, 30 May -‐ Con/Lib
The lesson? No matter what the government, taxes have remained more or less constant since the late 1960s
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Public Spending• Education
• Health Care (NHS)
• Roads, street lighting
• Defence & Security
• Waste collection, recycling
• Police, Courts, Prisons
• Flood & Sea Defences
• Disaster relief
• International Aid
• Administration
Which would you do without in order to save public money?
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British Politics in a Nutshell
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British Politics in a Nutshell
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British Politics in a Nutshell
Labour (left-wing)
Liberal Democrats (centrist)
Conservative(right-wing)
Radical, community values
Radical, progressive values
Conservative, traditional values
Social safety net Free market with safety net
Free market, low taxation
Equality of result Equality of opportunity
Individual freedom
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British Politics in a Nutshell
Labour (left-wing)
Liberal Democrats (centrist)
Conservative(right-wing)
Radical, community values
Radical, progressive values
Conservative, traditional values
Social safety net Free market with safety net
Free market, low taxation
Equality of result Equality of opportunity
Individual freedom
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British Politics in a Nutshell
Labour (left-wing)
Liberal Democrats (centrist)
Conservative(right-wing)
Radical, community values
Radical, progressive values
Conservative, traditional values
Social safety net Free market with safety net
Free market, low taxation
Equality of result Equality of opportunity
Individual freedom
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Newspaper Obsessions
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Newspaper Obsessions
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Newspaper Obsessionsthe guardian The
TelegraphThe Daily Mail
Education Taxation Society + Family
Health Crime Immigration
Society Politics Freedom issues (oh, and tax)
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Newspaper Obsessionsthe guardian The
TelegraphThe Daily Mail
Education Taxation Society + Family
Health Crime Immigration
Society Politics Freedom issues (oh, and tax)
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Newspaper Obsessionsthe guardian The
TelegraphThe Daily Mail
Education Taxation Society + Family
Health Crime Immigration
Society Politics Freedom issues (oh, and tax)
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Newspaper Mastheads
Traditional, conservative, impatient, often angry!
Down-to-earth, solid, straightforward
Wealthy, traditional, sophisticated.
Match the description to the paper
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Newspaper Mastheads
Traditional, conservative, impatient, often angry!
Down-to-earth, solid, straightforward
Wealthy, traditional, sophisticated.
Match the description to the paper
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Newspaper Mastheads
Traditional, conservative, impatient, often angry!
Down-to-earth, solid, straightforward
Wealthy, traditional, sophisticated.
Match the description to the paper
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Newspaper Mastheads
Traditional, conservative, impatient, often angry!
Down-to-earth, solid, straightforward
Wealthy, traditional, sophisticated.
Match the description to the paper
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More Mastheads
Modern, confident, innovative, in-touch
Trendy, design-conscious, liberal & arty
Self-important, price-conscious, defensive
Match the description to the paper
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More Mastheads
Modern, confident, innovative, in-touch
Trendy, design-conscious, liberal & arty
Self-important, price-conscious, defensive
Match the description to the paper
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More Mastheads
Modern, confident, innovative, in-touch
Trendy, design-conscious, liberal & arty
Self-important, price-conscious, defensive
Match the description to the paper
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More Mastheads
Modern, confident, innovative, in-touch
Trendy, design-conscious, liberal & arty
Self-important, price-conscious, defensive
Match the description to the paper
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53of Daily Mail readers in
tended to
vote Conservative before the last
general election
%
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61of Daily Telegraph readers
intended to vote Conservative
before the last general election
%
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53of Daily Mirror readers intended to vote Labour before the last general election
%
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Mainstream British political parties occupy more or less the same centre ground: they argue over details.
British Politics Today
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The closer the parties are to each other, the fiercer the argument over peripheral issues.