Political Parties - The Conservative Party

Question 1

Ideas and policies

Answer 1

• economy - high tax rate, cut corporation tax, increased personal allowance
• law&order - restriction the police force, limiting stop&search
• foreign policy - exited EU, increased defence budget, keep trident (nuclear deterrent

Question 2

Conservative part beginning’s

Answer 2

• established from the Tory party in the 1830’s
• throught the 20th century the party was traditional/one-nation in its idealolgy
• one-nation was an evaluation of transitional conservatism after the Industrial Revolution

Question 3

Preserving the status quo

Answer 3

• the ON conservatives support traditional institutions (church,family,class) and the enduring rules of British society
• the Conservative Party believed in pragmatically dealing with issues whilst looking to maintain the status quo & gradually improving on what already existed

Question 4

The role of the state

Answer 4

• ON conservatism is a paternalistic ideology
• supporters believe that the rich have an obligation to look after the poorest and those who can’t take care of themselves
• this type of conservatism supports a Keynesian mixed economy but if required the state can intervene
• working international with other countries, and greater integration with Europe, are also supported

Question 5

Thatcherism

Answer 5

• ideology adopted by Margaret Thatcher, the party leads from 1975 until 1990, and the dominant ideology within the Conservative Party during this period

Question 6

Margaret Thatcher

Answer 6

• key figure in the new right movement
• party leads in 1975 & helped move the party to a more radical free-market right wing ideology
• Thatcher was the first female leader of the conservatives, and the first female PM in Britain
• she was PM from 1979-1990, when she was challenged to the party leadership and stepped down

Question 7

Thatcherism & the new right

Answer 7

• combined an orthodox conservative state with a neo-liberal state
• orthodox conservative ideas; social policy, law and order
• neo-liberal ideas; the free market, monetarism and less regulation

Question 8

Key parts of Thatcherism

Answer 8

• indicul needs of society
• small state with reduced intervention
• self-reliance
• deregulation
• privatisation
• trade union powers
• national sovereignty
• low tax, low spending

Question 9

Thatcherism vs one-nation

Answer 9

• ON has a more pragmatic approach compared to Thatcherism assertive approaches
• ON favours small and gradual change and Thatcherism supports radical change
  ON focus on needs of society, while Thatcherism focuses on individuals needs
• ON supports a mixed economy and Thatcherism supports a free-market economy