Conservative party current influences

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ON — 2 examples of what paternalism means in practice

  1. Noblesse oblige

  2. Some welfare

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ON — 2 examples of paternalistic policies

  1. Digital crackdowns for U16s and schools

  2. Social care cap @ £86,000

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ON — 1 example of organic society polcy

  1. Neighbourhood policing

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ON — pragmatism in practice

  • Change to conserve

    • E.g. keeping the Labour-implemented NHS

  • National interest sometimes > individual interest

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ON — 5 examples of pragmatic policies

  1. COVID-19 lockdowns

  2. Altering HRA to deal with terrorism

  3. NATO

  4. 🇬🇧-🇺🇸 special relationship

  5. Former policy: international aid 0.7% GNI

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ON — 4 examples of policies to promote social unity

  1. Pension triple lock — state pension rises by highest of inflation/av. earnings/2.5% every year

  2. Raising of tax-free pension allowance

  3. Tax burden → M/C to prevent poverty and formation of 2 nations

  4. Minimum wage

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NR — 3 examples of individualistic policies

  1. NI cuts

  2. Abolishment of stamp duty

  3. Section 28

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NR — 1 example of property-owning democracy policy

  1. Abolishment of stamp duty

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NR — 1 example of dogmatic policy

  1. Abolishment of Net 0 goals, aka climate skepticism

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NR — 6 examples of policies to promote limited state intervention

  1. NI cuts

  2. Stamp duty abolishment

  3. Benefit caps — 2 child

  4. Work capability assessment reform

  5. Low taxes

  6. ☹ trade unions

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NR — 2 examples of free/deregulated economy polices

  1. Privatisation of schools and w/in NHS

  2. FMC!

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NR — 6 examples of policies that promote national ID and sovereignty

  1. Euroskepticism

  2. Independent foreign policy

  3. Nuclear weapons

  4. Increase in defence spending

  5. 🇷🇼 plan

  6. ECHR withdrawal

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5 key external influences on the Conservative Party

  1. Murdoch — supported Thatcher’s anti-union policies due to his issues with printing unions

  2. Press baron Lord Beaverbrook

  3. Lords Rothmere and Black who own newspapers

  4. CBI (Confederation of British Industry) — warned against Brexit (didn’t work)

  5. BBA (British Banking Association) — warned against prexit and convinced Cameron not to impose fines and more controls on banks post-2008