Key Elections: 1997 (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Years of Conservative rule ended in 1997
Years of Conservative rule ended in 1997
18 years
Third Way ideology
Third Way ideology
Left-wing values + right-wing free-market principles
Black Wednesday year
Black Wednesday year
1992
Labour seats won in 1997
Labour seats won in 1997
418
Portillo moment significance
Portillo moment significance
Defence minister lost seat, symbolised Tory collapse
The Sun's 1997 endorsement
The Sun's 1997 endorsement
Switched from Conservative to Labour
Blair's law & order slogan
Blair's law & order slogan
Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime
Clause IV
Clause IV
Labour's commitment to public ownership (rewritten)
Labour's seat bonus vs vote share 1997
Labour's seat bonus vs vote share 1997
+20.2%
Class dealignment definition
Class dealignment definition
Weakening link between social class and voting behaviour