conservative party

Reasons for divisions- major resigned after 1997 and divisions remained particularly on e….., crisis became focused on future of Conservative Party, Labour Party accepting cons reforms like p……….. meant they thought people would realise it was the “n……. state of government”

Europe, privatisation, natural

Hague- party was more e………. and Thatcherite than previously, heseltine was i…. so couldn’t stand for election but was also pro European, c…… was also pro European, p…….. was the expected eurosceptic candidate but surprisingly l…

Eurosceptic, ill, Clarke, portillo, lost

Hague- was t……… preferred choice, largely unified the party over Europe by not entering single c……., still unpopular- needed policy change- seen as o… fashioned

Thatchers, currency, old

Hague- Lillley - ran against him in leadership- said public accepted t….. elements but further reform not needed- warned about further privatisation of r…… Mail, public worried about privatisation of public s…… and thought l…… would protect - Hague reinforced his support for t…….- divides over need for change

Thatcher, royal, service, labour, thatcher

Smith- hague resigned 2001, Clarke and portillo were strongest candidates, Clarke popular with electorate but not p….., portillo was eurosceptic and s……… liberal- made him u…….. with traditionalists, smith won due to negative voting against others- cons wanted to get rid of him, wanted to introduce c………. conservatism to tackle p……

Party, socially, unpopular, compassionate, property

Smith- eurosceptic and reopened d……. over Europe, party remained s…… conservative- voted against letting u……. couples adopt- created divisions with m………, supported entry into Iraq- criticised- made it hard to criticise l…..- faced VONC

Divisions, socially, unmarried, modernisers, labour

Howards- unified party, more to do with realisation not himself, cons still distrusted with h…. and education, socially conservative but promoted m…….. in cabinet

Health, modernisers

Cameron- right wing, wanted to m…….- needed to for support, highlighted untraditional conservative policies like c…… change, promised gov would protect NHS as he had a d…… son- chancellor wanted l…… levels of spending on public services, party more c……

Modernise, climate, disabled, labour, central

Cameron- labour found it hard to attack- decline in p……., many were sceptical like t……, but party seemed more united than before

Popularity, tebbit

Electoral failure- divisions, labour remained popular, Hague found it difficult to be taken seriously- tried to appear o…….- 1.. pints in a day, turned to right wing con policies to gain c… voters, defeat worse than 97,

Ordinary, 14, core

Howard- labour unpopular due to Iraq + brownites and b……., right wing meant associated with thatcher, chairman recorded saying would be more T…….. than modernisers say, manifesto still on i…….., but made UKIP not popular

Blairites, Thatcherite, immigration