topic 3 - conservatives onc mainly and boris. this doesnt have policies but lays foundations

Question 1

key ideologies of right wing in a nutshell

Answer 1

-patriotic and nationalist and tradition
- military spending
-low tax and state spending
-individualism/personal freedom
- free market and competitive market
-privatisation
-hierarchy, inequality makes people strive
-self-reliance

Question 2

key ideologies of left in a nutshell

Answer 2

• socially progressive ex rehabilitation for prisoners
  -diversity and multicultural pluralism
  -high taxes to redistribute wealth
  -international cooperation
  -equality of outcome
  -collective provision
  -sceptical o capitalism
  -lessen poverty

Question 3

what do conservatives originally support?

Answer 3

wanted to conserve tradition by keeping political power of monarchy and aristocracy. during french revolution they became opponents of radical change, change should be gradual.

Question 4

what is radical change

Answer 4

sudden change. burke though change should be gradual and cautious to preserve the best elements of that tradition.

Question 5

what is one nation conservatism?

Answer 5

• dveloped during industrial capitalism where threat of marxism was large. so it focused on paternalism and pragmatism and consensus. the rich has an obligation of social reform to diminish not eliminate social inequalities NOBLESSE OBLIGE.

Wanted social stability ex limit working hours in a day and working class vote

supported monarch making them a popular figure, and empire by having ‘empire day’

Question 6

how did ONC want to achieve social stability?

Answer 6

through the concept of noblesse oblige, where social inequalities would be diminished through social reform, like giving working class people the vote, or reducing working hours in a day.

Question 7

who made ONC

Answer 7

benjamin disraeli

Question 8

what reform were onc in favour of that labour made

Answer 8

in favour of welfare state and SOME economic regulation to stop unemployment rising similar to blair. willing to talk to trade unions about minimising strikes even if this led to lower profits for owners of the industry

Question 9

what was the policy of austerity

Answer 9

cameron’s way to reduce debt that uk was in due to financial crisis of 2007. he cut funding spent on public services. this was abandoned by Boris who was willing to increase tax to pay for public services

Question 10

what was the levelling up scheme

Answer 10

Boris scheme to push resource sinto poorer northern areas

Question 11

what was ‘get brexit done’

Answer 11

introduced by boris to get brexit done and over with due to multiple failed attempts after the 2016 referendum, including theresa mays attempt to go forward as she seems but was struck down by supreme court.

Question 12

lizz truss and rishi sunak gov ideologies

Answer 12

lizz truss tried a neoliberal reform by attempting to cut taxes but not spending which led to an unstable government. whereas rishi sunak attempted Cameron’s austerity programme with free market emphasis drawing on new right thatcherite ideology. he does not have a clear policy stance

Question 13

ONC and trad cons shared ideologies

Answer 13

-oppose radical change amd value tradition
-change should be gradual and pragmatic/practical
-tradition is best as its accumulated wisdom

Question 14

what is two nations an why do one nations oppose this

Answer 14

it is two separate communities one of the rich and another of the poor and in one community there is a shared purpose where the rich look after the poor ex you work in a factory where the machines could hurt you the rich guy should change the machines to ensure ur safety

Question 15

what is compassionate conservatism?

Answer 15

new right are heartless where onc is more compassionate and see that the state should help the poor, not make them rich but diminish some obstructions that remain in the way of the poor living a ill life.

Question 16

boris johnson ONC policies he implemented?

Answer 16

• stopped austerity and higher levels of state spending and nhs funding due to covid he was pragmatic to this change
  -introduced 1.25% national insurance tax rise to improve nhs and social care
  -picked up red wall seats ad promised his levelling up scheme
  -covid support for people not working#
  -his cabinet was somewhat inclusive but he was against blm protest pulling down the slave trade statue

however his anti-eu brexit policy to get it done is not ONC