1. Consider what would some examples be of more liberal values / opinions? Why would someone vote Labour?
2. Consider what would some examples be of more conservative values / opinions? Why would someone vote Conservative?
3. Where do other parties fit in to this Left - Right continuum (e.g. Liberal Democrats, The Green Party, UKIP, etc.)?
4. Why would a group of people (e.g. a political party) change their stance in terms of key issues?
5. Why would an organisation support a certain political party through its media products?

1.‘The Left’ is associated with ‘Liberalism’, ‘Socialism’, and ‘Communism’. This means that people who represent this party - Labour’s Members of Parliament - and those who vote Labour share a set of values and ideology that tend to be more liberal. People who vote Labour are sometimes referred to as being more ‘Left Wing’. Communism would be an extreme left position. The reason people may vote for labour, is because they believe in what the politicians say, and feel the poor should be helped by the rich, as well as the rich being taxed more.

2. Consider what would some examples be of more conservative values / opinions? Why would someone vote Conservative?

‘The Right’ is associated with ‘Conservatism’  and ‘Nationalism’. This means that people who represent this party - The Conservative Party’s Members of Parliament  - and those who vote Conservative share a set of values and ideology that tend to be more conservative. People who vote Conservative are sometimes referred to as being more ‘Right Wing’. Nationalism would be an extreme right position.