Thursday 23 November 2017

Politics and the newspapers


LEFT WING

  • The Guardian
  • Daily Mirror

  • Labour, 
  • Green Party
  1. optimists-visionaries of the future (forward looking)
  2. pro-Europe/anti-brexit
  3. pro immigration
  4. pro-multiculturalism
  5. 'Welfare State'- benefits, for the many, not the few
  6. higher taxes-especially the rich
  7. looking for more equality
  8. 'idealist'
  9. fight for women's rights, gay rights etc.
  10. pro-nationalism
  11. very concerned with the environment

RIGHT WING
  • Daily Mail
  • The Sun

  • Conservatives
  • UKIP (UK Independence Party)
  • BNP (British National Party)
  1. traditional values-love of the past (royals, veterans etc)
  2. 'survival of the fittest'- we should be able to keep the money we earn, because we deserve it
  3. don't believe in benefits/welfare for all
  4. don't want the NHS, or state schools-privatisation
  5. tied to Christian beliefs-against gay marriage, some are anti-abortion
  6. pro-brexit-anti immigration
  7. not worried about the environment
  8. pro nuclear weapons

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