Current Conservative policies Flashcards
Right tendency - Economic management…
Right tendency
> Support for free trade and deregulation of business; lowering of taxation on all with trade agreements negotiated on a bi-lateral basis
Centre-right tendency - Economic management…
Centre-right tendency
> The economy should be managed to ensure society does not become divided, with support for furlough and lower rates of taxation for the poorest.
Right tendency - Social justice…
Right tendency
> Support for a traditional, Christian centred society based on individual value and clear hierarchies and social structures.
Centre-right tendency - Social justice…
Centre-right tendency
> Ensuring the provision of a safety-net during the Covid-19 crisis and a desire to ‘level-up’ society and the idea of social mobility.
> Support for more progressive ideas, such as gay marriage.
Right tendency - Industry…
Right tendency
> Extensive privatisation of all areas.
> Decrease union protections.
> Limited government intervention.
Centre-right tendency - Industry…
Centre-right tendency
> Government investment in infrastructure, like HS2 (Northern leg later scrapped in 2023 by Con Govt) and new airports to facilitate private industry.
> Financial support for struggling businesses to avoid economic hardship.
> Acceptance of some necessary state services that can work with the private sector.
Right tendency - Welfare…
Right tendency
> Seeks to reduce, if not end, welfare provisions, including proposals to privatise part of the NHS. More stringent tests of welfare recipients.
Centre-right tendency - Welfare…
Centre-right tendency
> Support for the NHS as part of the national identity. The need for welfare provision, but with a purpose to encourage people into work for social stability.
Right tendency - Law and order…
Right tendency
> Support for strong law and order to ensure that society operates in a traditional, well-ordered way.
Centre-right tendency - Law and order…
Centre-right tendency
> Support for law and order, but also for individual freedoms and liberties and not be imposed in a draconian way.
Right tendency - Foreign policy…
Right tendency
> Focus on British nationalism, as opposed to membership of supranational organisations like the EU.
> Support for a strong and independent military capacity.
Centre-right tendency - Foreign policy…
Centre-right tendency
> Favours international cooperation to facilitate free trade and to intervene in foreign disputes that may not directly impact on British interests, such as international aid and peace keeping services as part of supranational organisations.
Right tendency - Environment…
Right tendency
> Opposition to environmental policies that may hinder business.
> At the extreme end, may be climate change deniers.
Centre-right tendency - Environment…
Centre-right tendency
> Support for environmental initiatives and a focus on reducing the UK’s carbon footprint.
Right tendency - Constitutional reform…
Right tendency
> Opposition to progressive reforms of the New Labour era.
> Support for traditional systems and laws, including the monarchy, the House of Lords and the abolition of the Human Rights Act.
