Political parties

Origins of the conservative party

-Dates back to 18th centuary

-Suspicious of rapid change and abstract rights

-Party drew support from land aristocracy and its principles+church and opposition to political reform

-Support monarchy,church and hierarchy

What are the 4 conservative strands?

One nation conservatism

Butskellite pragmatism and consensus

Traditional values

Thatcherism

Conservative party-One nation conservatism

-Commonly associated with Benjamin disraeli

-Durt of those with power/priviledges to use it wisely and unite the nation by moderate social reform/patriotism

-State protects vulnerable theough public services but not heavy taxation

-Wealth inequality natural but comes with resposibility

Give Example of one nation conservatism

-Benjamin Disraeli “palace is not safe when cottage is not happy”

-Boris Johnson vicotry speech “memebers of our new one nation governemnt,a peoples governemnt”

Conservative party-Butskelite pragmatism and consensus

-1945 labour landslide and welfare led to conservatives moving to the centre and accepting their social reform

-Consensus between parties

-Pro Europe/keen to join EEC joining in 1973(Euroskeptics found on labour benches)

Conservative party-Traditional values

-Not associated with single politician but ongoing support for trandisional nuclear family,marriage and firm stancc on immigration

Examples of conservative traditional values

-John major Back to basics speech

-Passing section 28 in 1988

-”man is a man”

Conservative party-Thatcherism

-Dominated party’s thinking and policies throughout 80/90s

-Individual freedom,self help and personal respinisbility

-Densationalise governmentowned industries and ecourgae council tennants to buy homes

-Lower taxes and assertive foreign policy

Origins of the labour party

-Farrington street conference of 1900

-Alliance between trade unions and socialist groups

-Initial aim was independenct representation of working man

-Socilist position in 1918 with adoption of clause iv

-Change from within/exisitng political structures

Labour party-Economic socialism

-1st labour government under Atlee set up welfare and began state ownership of industries

-Built on with 1977 nationalisation of ship buildin/aerospace and corbyns pledge for renationalisation

-Scrapping of clause IV made it less significant and starmer only wanting to nationalise railway

Labour party-Trade unionism

Historic ties and looking for protection while also supplied funding

-Influence of unions decreases in 80/90s(deindustralisation/shipft in economy)

-Blair/Brown did not reverse effects and still low under starmer

-Labour party-Global Internationalism

-Labour commitment to peace/disarament resisitng facism/racism

-First PM Macdfonald pacifist in ww1

-Weakened under Blair supproting BUshs iraq war

-labour MPs supproting palestine