Conservative Party in Britain After analyzing some of the major policies of the parties of the UK‚ the one that I‚ as a college student‚ can identify with the most are those of the Conservative Party. I have always believed that education is the key to a successful nation‚ and lack of education results in numerous problems for a nation. Therefore‚ a party that enforces education and aims for the success of hardworking people is indeed‚ the one that represents my ideals (Roskin). At the same time
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Why did the Conservatives lose the 1906 election? Before the 1906 election around 1895-1902 the conservative party were massively successful and the strongest government party around. This was because they had Lord Salisbury as a leader who was seen as a leader for both middle class and working class people in Britain; the liberal party was weak as they were fighting themselves over Ireland home rule which meant that the conservatives had an advantage as it meant that people were not voting for
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Homework: Liberal electoral chances In 1906‚ the Liberal party won a landslide victory against the Tory party. Various factors played into this success: the ideas and concepts introduced by so called New Liberalism‚ combined with the public’s weariness at the Conservatives‚ who had been in power continuously from the 1880s. By 1906 the Tories had introduced a series of rather unpopular decisions‚ laws‚ and policies; a key example is the Boer War of 1899-1902. The Boer War was expected to be an
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Explain why the Conservatives were unpopular in 1906? (12 marks) A.J Balfour was an intelligent man yet lacked political skills causing him to make poorly judged decisions leading to a decrease in conservative’s votes. During the Boer War‚ 1898-1902‚ Balfour used Britain’s patriotism to help the Tories win the 1900 ‘Khati Election’. By doing this it allowed Britain to stay involved in the Boer war‚ not knowing that war would last 4 years and cost Britain over 210 million pounds. This highlighted
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The Conservative Party throughout 1945 to 1960 often acted in such a way to keep colonial change within bounds. Although many recognised by 1945 that the British Empire was headed towards change‚ its colonies were inevitably on the path to full self-government‚ there were a myriad of differing opinions on the optimal pace and character of decolonisation within the empire. After coming to power in 1951‚ Conservatives believed Britain’s power to largely lie in its international prestige; its economy
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hate the Tory Party‚ their men‚ their words and their methods.” This statement encompasses Churchill’s political career during the early 1900s. Churchill followed his father into politics; Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill was a conservative politician‚ which motivated Churchill to join the Tory party. However‚ the Conservative party was moving away from what Churchill had always understood it to be. While Churchill was earning the reputation as a social reformer‚ the Conservatives remained resistant
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To what extent are Labour and Conservative Democratic organisations? The definition of democracy is the control of an organisation or group by the majority of its members. By this definition Labour and Conservative are both democratic organisations because they have elements of policy formulation and MP election processes which are very democratic in nature as they involve a wide range of people within the party. However there are also undemocratic features about both these organisations such as
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extent has the Modern Conservative Party abandoned Thatcherism? In 1975‚ Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party. In the 1979 general election‚ she became Prime Minister until 1990. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady"‚ a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister‚ she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. Her political ideas and policy had a profound impact on the party. After three successive
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Politics essay. The Conservative Party‚ officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and colloquially referred to as the Tory Party or the Tories‚ is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that states that it espouses the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. As of 2013 it is the largest single party in the House of Commons with 303 MPs‚ governing in coalition with the Liberal Democrats‚ with David Cameron‚ the leader of the Conservative Party‚ as Prime Minister. It
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Assess the reasons why the Conservative party remained in power from 1951 to 1964 Focus: evaluation of the reasons for the dominance of a political party during a specific period. Conservative leadership: Effective as 1) Churchill maintained consensus 2) Eden pre- Suez 3) Macmillan His skilful exploitation of television and the media His ruthlessness- Night of Long Knives But 1) Churchill also old 2) Eden made mistakes over Suez 3) Home was unsuitable Conservative policies: Focus on economy
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