One Nation Conservatism

Question 1

EARLY one nation: who was Benjamin Disraeli inspired by and what were these ideas?

Answer 1

1868-74
inspired by Burkes ideas of:
- hierarchy
- aristocracy 
- organic society
- noblesse oblige

Question 2

what were Benjamin Disraeli aims+ideas?

Answer 2

• aimed to make society secure at a time where there were tensions between the rich and the poor
• ‘the palace is not safe if the cottage is not happy’ - if the poor isn’t happy, there is a risk of revolution
• his reforms were inspired by Burkes ‘change to conserve’

Question 3

Disraeli in practice:

Answer 3

Representation of the peoples Act 1875: gave working class men the right to vote
Artisan Dwellings Act: getting rid of poor homes and replacing them with good homes

Question 4

in what ways is early one nation conservatism different to traditional conservatism?

Answer 4

• change to conserve
• changing in response to capitalism
• they favour empiricism

Question 5

LATER one nation: Harold MacMillian

Answer 5

starts 1945

• invokes paternalist ideas of Burke
• believed in rationalism
• favoured Keynesian economics
• favoured state intervention

Question 6

what did Macmillan do after WW11?

Answer 6

• he built 300,000 homes

Question 7

what did MM and David Cameron do?

Answer 7

• MM preserved Keynesian economics to reduce unemployment: rationalist approach
• MM abandoned tradition by introducing the Life Peerage Act
• David Cameron introduced the same sex marriage act 2013

Question 8

how did MM and Disraeli disagree?

Answer 8

• Disraeli favoured empiricism but MM favoured rationalism

- Disraeli favoured limited state intervention but MM argued for state intervention