Monday, 20 November 2017

News- Politics


Right Wing- Daily Mail, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times

  • Conservative
  • UKIP (UK Independent Party), BNP (British National Party)
  • Traditional Values→ love of the past (royals, veterans etc.)
  • 'Survival of the fittest' mentality→ we should be able to keep the money we earn because deserve it
  • Don't believe in benefits/ welfare for all
  • Don't want the NHS or state schools (privatisation)
  • Tied to Christianity- against gay marriage, some are anti-abortion etc. traditional views about women (should not be priests etc. )
  • Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration
  • Not worried about the environment 
  • Pro nuclear weapons
Left Wing- The Guardian, The Mirror, Financial Times
  • Labour, The Green Party
  • Optimists- visionaries of the future (forward looking) 
  • Pro-Europe (Anti-Brexit), Pro-immigration, Pro-Multiculturalism
  • 'Welfare state', benefits "for the many not the few"
  • Higher taxes- especially the rich 
  • Looking for more equality
  • 'Idealists'
  • Fight for women's rights, gay rights etc.
  • Pro-Nationalism
  • Very concerned with the environment                                                                                              
Owen Jones Political Twitter Speaker-

"Largey run by a very small group of right wing media moguls who defend the status quo of which thy are a part. If you are on the left and want to change society, the media will always come and get you."














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