One Nation Conservatism
- Created by: kmules15
- Created on: 29-12-21 20:46
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- One-nation conservatism
- Emerged in response to laissez-faire capitalism
- Central figure = Benjamin Disraeli
- Felt capitalism encouraged self interest, undermined social responsibility + threatened to split Britain
- Leading to class conflict, declining sense of community + identity, possible revolution
- Felt capitalism encouraged self interest, undermined social responsibility + threatened to split Britain
- Central figure = Benjamin Disraeli
- Disraeli called for conservatism to renew commitment to reform and social obligation
- Improved conditions for poorest in soc = avoiding widespread discontent
- Would probably increase public support for Con party
- Upper classes have moral duty to help the poor
- Organic society depended on 'top down' and elites social responsibility
- Conservative paternalism should embrace social reform/ welfarism to preserve 'one nation'
- Improved conditions for poorest in soc = avoiding widespread discontent
- Most dominant in the years after WW2
- 1951-64 - Con governments based policies on one nation perspective
- Adopted Keynsian management techniques to maintain high employment etc
- 1951-64 - Con governments based policies on one nation perspective
- Middle Way- path between unbridled liberalism and socialist collectivism
- First coined by Harold Macmillan, considered a mixed system
- Clear link between 20th century Britain and Disraeli's thinking
- Influenced aspects of Conservative thinking and policy
- Cameron- 'compassionate conservatism'
- Thatcher- 'shared society'
- Focus on the responsibilities we have to one another
- Emerged in response to laissez-faire capitalism
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