Political Developments: The Conservative Party under Iain Duncan Smith

Question 1

When was Iain Duncan Smith the leader of the Conservative party from?

Answer 1

2001 to 2003

Question 2

Which Europhile Conservative was likely to win the 2001 Leadership election at first?

Answer 2

Kenneth Clarke

Question 3

What reforms allowed Iain Duncan Smith to win the 2001 leadership election?

Answer 3

Fresh Future Reforms

Question 4

What did the Fresh Future reforms do?

Answer 4

Made it so that paying Conservative members could vote

Question 5

Why were paying Conservative members more likely to vote for Iain Duncan Smith?

Answer 5

He was a Rocker

Question 6

What was the average age of paying Conservative members?

Answer 6

64 years old

Question 7

What fraction of Conservative MP’s supported Iain Duncan Smith?

Answer 7

1/3

Question 8

Which concept did Iain Duncan Smith introduce?

Answer 8

Compassionate Conservatism

Question 9

What was Compassionate Conservatism?

Answer 9

The Conservative Party would focus more on helping deprived areas

Question 10

Name an area Duncan Smith visited under Compassionate Conservatism in Glasgow

Answer 10

Easterhouse Estate

Question 11

When did Compassionate Conservatism ideas end? (To the month)

Answer 11

July 2002

Question 12

Why did Compassionate Conservatism ideas end in July 2002?

Answer 12

The Conservatives announced they would match Labour’s spending on education and health if they won office

Question 13

Which act did the Conservatives continue to support under IDS?

Answer 13

1988 Local Government Act

Question 14

Which specific section of the 1988 Local Government Act did the Conservatives continue to support?

Answer 14

Section 28

Question 15

What did Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act say?

Answer 15

Schools should not have any books promoting homosexual relationships as legitimate

Question 16

Which Labour decision did IDS support?

Answer 16

Going into the Iraq War

Question 17

What was an issue with the Conservatives supporting the Iraq War?

Answer 17

They could have used it to campaign against Labour

Question 18

How can it be seen in the House of Commons that Blair’s decision to go into Iraq was heavily opposed?

Answer 18

100 Labour MP’s were against it

Question 19

When did a “stop the war” march occur in London involving 1 million people? (To the month)

Answer 19

February 2003

Question 20

What was the content of a bill Iain Duncan Smith told the Conservative Party to vote against?

Answer 20

A bill allowing gay couples to adopt children

Question 21

What did 30 Conservative MP’s decide to do with the bill IDS told the Conservatives to oppose?

Answer 21

They stayed out of talking about it fully

Question 22

What did a poll find in February 2003 about how much of the public felt the Conservatives did not have a clear direction?

Answer 22

82% of the public felt the Conservatives did not have a clear direction

Question 23

When did the Conservatives gain 600 seats in local elections? (To the month)

Answer 23

May 2003

Question 24

What percentage lead in the polls did the Conservatives have over Labour in June 2003?

Answer 24

2% lead

Question 25

Which month of 2003 did the Conservatives lose their popularity lead over Labour?

Answer 25

September

Question 26

What was held against Iain Duncan Smith in October 2003?

Answer 26

A vote of no confidence