The Conservative Party

Question 1

What is the name of the manifesto that is said to have created the modern Conservative Party?

Answer 1

Robert Peel’s, ‘Tamworth Manifesto’.

Question 2

What year was the Tamworth Manifesto created?

Answer 2

1834

Question 3

Name the three moden Conservative leaders.

Answer 3

David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

Question 4

Give an Economic policy of David Cameron that was Thatcherite.

Answer 4

Austerity. ‘Rolling back the frontiers of the state’ - Monetarism.

Question 5

Give a quote that defines the political standing of David Cameron’s Conservative party.

Answer 5

“Flagrant capitulation to new Labour” - Richard Kelly.

“Subtle continuation of Thatcherism” - Richard Kelly.

Question 6

Give a One Nation social policy of David Cameron.

Answer 6

• Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 - laissez faire attitude to social policy.

Question 7

Give a One Nation policy of Cameron’s relating to education.

Answer 7

Pupil Premium - state acts as an ‘enabler’.

Question 8

Give an element of One Nationism portayed by Theresa May.

Answer 8

1) . ‘I plan to continue in that spirit’ (referring to David Cameron’s One Nation approach) - Downing Street inaugural communique.
2) . End the ‘nasty party’ stereotype.
3) . Ending austerity.

Question 9

Give a Thatcherite element to May’s economic policy.

Answer 9

• Cut corporation tax.

- Remove triple lock on pensions.

Question 10

Give a Thatcherite education policy promoted by May.

Answer 10

• Reintroduction of grammar schools.

- ‘Free school breakfasts’ rather than free school meals.

Question 11

Was May Thatcherite in terms of law and order? Give an example.

Answer 11

• ‘Cracking down on the ideology of Islamite extremism’.

- ‘Giving the police the necessary powers to keep our country safe’.

Question 12

Give a policy of Boris Johnson’s that is One Nation relating to the economy.

Answer 12

• Welfare provisions during pandemic - e.g furlough - paternalistic conservatism.
• ‘Levelling up Britain’ - investment in deprived areas. Merely and electoral benefactor for the party?

Question 13

Give a One-Nation element to Johnson’s foreign policy.

Answer 13

• 3 million Hongkongers citizens - liberal conservatism - internationalism.

Question 14

Give an economic Thatcherite poliy of Boris Johnsons.

Answer 14

1) . Awarding contracts to private companies - E.g. £57 million contract to Serco - form maintaining testing facilities.
- Free market capitalism.
2) . Economic integration with EU - secured a 100% tariff liberalisation with the EU.

Question 15

Give a Thatcherite foreign policy proposed by Johnson’s government.

Answer 15

• Points based immigration system - nationalism.

- Leave EU - nationalism.