traditional conservatives

Question 1

what are the principles of conservatism a reaction to?

Answer 1

-French Revolution
-ideas set out by Burke in his book Reflections on the Revolution in France - he was critical of the revolution as he saw it as destroying the traditional roots of society because it disrupted the natural order

Question 2

what are traditional conservatives’ view of change?

Answer 2

-change should not be revolutionary - should only change to conserve tradition, order etc

Question 3

examples of things introduced that reflected traditional conservative ideas of change + traditional conservative values:

Answer 3

-. PM Canning emancipated the catholics - he thought that if he didn’t emancipate them there would be revolutionary activity that threatened the gov.
-PM Peel, as home secretary, set up the metropolitan police force - ‘without security there can be no liberty’