Political Developments: The New Right

Question 1

What decade did The New Right originate in?

Answer 1

The 1970s

Question 2

Which Prime Minister initially tried to implement New Right policies?

Answer 2

Heath

Question 3

Where did Heath create The New Right Movement?

Answer 3

The Selsdon Park Hotel

Question 4

What happened with the New Right movement 18 months into Heaths time as Prime Minister?

Answer 4

He did a political U-Turn and the cause was abandoned

Question 5

What did Keith Joseph do in terms of the New Right in 1974?

Answer 5

He created The Centre for Policy Studies

Question 6

What 2 things did the New Right believe in with the economy?

Answer 6

They believed in Monetarism and the free market

Question 7

Why did the free market seem morally right to New Right organisations?

Answer 7

Because it encouraged individuals to take responsibility for their own actions

Question 8

Why did Thatcher support the free market in relation to British people?

Answer 8

She believed that British people were great people who had lost the ability to control their lives after WWII, she wanted to bring the control back to them