Political Parties: Development And Polices Of The Conservative Party Flashcards
When was the Conservative Party originally founded?
1834
What type of conservative is associated with Disraeli and was a response to socialism rising throughout Europe and Britain?
One-nation conservatism
What is One-nation conservatism?
Uniting the nation through moderate social reforms, through paternalism, and patriotism
Which modern Conservative prime minister echoed one nation conservatism in their espousal of a ‘big society’?
David Cameron
Which Conservative prime minister in December 2019 said ‘members of our new one-nation government, a peoples government’?
Boris Johnson
What are One-nation conservatives view on wealth inequality?
It is fine and natural but it with wealth and privilege there comes duty and responsibility
What is ‘Butskellite’ conservatism?
Conservatism that is pro-European and accepting of a lot of Labours welfare changes that they implemented in the late 1940s and generally accepting of the post-war consensus between the main two parties
What value is important to conservatism in their views of empiricism?
Traditional Values
What is an example of John Major in 1993 embracing traditional values?
The ‘Back To Basics’ campaign
Which law passed in 1988 shows the conservative view of promoting traditional values?
Section 28 - which banned the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality in schools
Which conservative politician and their speech is an example that critics of traditional values use to argue it embraces elements of racism?
Enoch Powell and the 1968 ‘Rivers Of Blood’ speech
What Neo-conserative/neo-liberal idea, based of the name of a famous Conservative prime minister, is based around pragmatism and a suspicion of revolutionary and radical ideas?
Thatcherism
What was the aim of Thatcherism?
‘To roll back the frontiers of the state’
What are four strands of conservatism that have developed the Conservative Party into what it is today?
One-nation, ‘Butskellism’, traditional values and Thatcherism
Name two divisions within the Conservative Party?
Europe (mainly the EU and single market) and, especially in 2013, same sex marriage
