1. Manifesto functions: outline party policies and promises, communicate party vision, guide election campaigns, inform voters, unify party message, set government priorities, establish political identity, attract voter support, justify election pledges, provide accountability framework . 2. Minority government features: lack of overall majority, reliance on support from other parties, unstable power base, difficulty passing legislation, frequent compromises, potential for early elections, increased negotiation, influence of smaller parties, weaker mandate, challenges in governance . 3. Labour 1997 landslide victory reasons: revitalized ‘New Labour’ rebranding, tired and weak Conservative opposition, loss of Conservative moral authority, well-planned detailed campaign, popular slogan ‘Things can only get better’, constitutional reforms, tolerant social policies, economic growth boosting public services . 4. Long-term Labour consequences post-1997: abandonment of Clause 4, shift away from traditional trade union support, adoption of economic liberalism, insufficiently radical reforms, inability to handle 2008 economic crash, failure to win elections in subsequent years (2010, 2015, 2017, 2019) . 5. UK Parliament prisoners voting rights debate: arguments against - crime causes loss of freedom and privileges including voting, prisoners outside law-making process, public opposition, voting not key to rehabilitation; arguments for - voting as human right and civic duty, important even when freedom lost, promotes responsibility and reintegration, public more supportive when rehabilitation emphasized .