The Election Of The Conservative Party Leadership

Labour disunity was a huge contributing factor as to why the conservatives were able to dominate from 1951 to 1964. However, there are also other factors that assisted conservative dominance. Whether that be conservative strengths, good timing, the end of austerity or their handle on public opinion, all factors contributed to the dominant years. However, how long the conservatives actually dominated is also a question. Did they dominate for the whole period, or just part of it? The years 1962-1964 question conservative dominance and how labour reunited.

The Thatcher Era negatively influenced the socioeconomic conditions of Scotland for eleven years, during which time Trainspotting is set, which illuminates the impact of Thatcherism on the morale and pride of the Scottish people. During her tenure as Prime Minister, from 1979 to 1990, Margret Thatcher hoped to restore a sense of British pride following the Winter of Discontent, but in doing so, she implemented taxes and limited the creations and power of labor unions. These changes were not received well and profoundly influenced the conditions of the Scottish social system and diminished both their British and national pride (Stewart 13). Although Thatcherism was intended

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher lead the conservative government from 1979-1990 and she made some very radical changes that have stuck.

Disraeli believed in an organic society held together by duty and responsibility, and was responsible for the Second Reform Act which gave the working class the vote and also improved housing conditions and hygiene. This is often seen as a form of Tory welfarism. One nationism reached its peak in the 1950s and 1960s when conservative governments in the UK promoted social welfare, in stark contrast to later, New Right conservative governments such as the Thatcher Government (1979-90). In the 50s one-nation conservatism was seen as a ‘middle way’ between ‘laissez-faire’ liberalism and socialist state planning. Therefore, paternalistic conservatism could be seen as the way of moderation.

Another contributing factor at this election may have been performance in office, which in the above statement is not seen as important as personality and image. However, performance in office may have been extremely detrimental for the conservatives in 1997 because of their crisis in 1992. This focuses on the retrospective model, as people saw the Conservatives as incompetent in handling the economy because of Black Wednesday in September 1992. The Conservatives and especially Noramnt Lamont, Chancellor of the Exchequer, were to blame for the crisis that saw the pound forced out of the ERM. This didn’t help at the 1997 general election where they did extremely badly in a huge Labour win.

The Labour government in 1945-1951 achieved a high degree of activity and success, despite working within ‘the aftermath of war’ which inevitably ‘brings enormous difficulties’. The Labour government devoted their power to reconstructing a better nation, one that would be a ‘better place in which to be born, to grow up, and to live and even die’. On the other hand it is possible to criticise Labour due to their ‘irresponsible’ spending.

With the recent provincial election victory of the Parti Québécois, the nation of Canada will encounter many upcoming challenges in a fierce battle that will ensue, sparked by the Parti Québécois, in an attempt to achieve a sovereign Quebec. These challenges will require immediate and effective action on issues regarding the Parti Québécois’ platform centering on the objective of achieving a sovereign Quebec. Canadian national unity is at risk and being challenged with the election of the Parti Québécois and through the separatist movement gaining strength within Quebec. The election of the Parti Québécois is an indisputable reality that demonstrates the emergence of the separatist movement progressing and gaining sway in Quebec. This poses an extremely dangerous threat to the nation of Canada, as national unity is at the forefront of present day Canadian issues and being pushed to the breaking point. The separation movement in Quebec is reaching drastic heights that have not been witnessed before throughout the history of Canada and I urge you, Mr. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, to act immediately via taking a number of suggested actions that will result in the satisfaction of the residents of Quebec. It is crucial to take immediate action to please the Parti Québécois and citizens of Quebec simultaneously to ensure a unified Canada and in order to impede the separatist movement.

In the start of these three paragraphs, she states what “others” in society believed or predicted, but then in the second part of these paragraphs, states what actually occurred, all thanks to Reagan. For example, “Others prophesized the decline of the West. He inspired America and its allies with renewed faith in their mission of freedom.” These contrasts presented by Thatcher between what was predicted, and what Ronald Reagan was actually able to accomplish, gives the American people a fresh reminder of the way in which even against all odds, Reagan still

How far was New Labour influenced by Thatcher? For many voters in the second half of the twentieth century, the Labour and Conservative parties were viewed as diametrically opposed, in terms of their policy, supporters and sympathies. During the Thatcher government, the Conservatives departed from the Keynesian post-war consensus, embracing neoliberal economics. Thatcherism has been described as “an ideological project, a vehicle which advanced a post-social democratic neo-liberal policy agenda.” .

Whether or not there truly was a ‘post war consensus’ in British politics from 1951 to 1964 is a highly debatable topic of which historians can often appear to be in two minds about; on one hand, Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson infamously described the period as ‘Thirteen years wasted’, whereas historian Robert Blake (a supporter of the Conservatives’, regards it as a ‘Golden age of growth’. The likes of Kevin Jeffrey’s even argue that consensus had even started before the war. Overall, the central issue was the idea of a mixed economy.

The increase resulted in more control over inflation, and kept the economy from dropping (“Margaret Thatcher”). Through the thoughtful and dedicated decision-making processes of a few of Great Britain’s late Prime Ministers, Great Britain started on a bold path on its way towards

The views of different writers and historians in relation to the topic of Margaret Thatcher being a feminist or not sparked up many disputes. As debate rages, one thing is certain, which is that Margaret Thatcher disliked feminism. “I owe nothing to women’s lib,” which she said during her first term in power. Many controversial topics were the height of Margaret Thatcher’s

During her term of office she reshaped almost every aspect of British politics, reviving the economy, reforming outdated institutions, and reinvigorating the nation's foreign policy. She challenged and did much to overturn the psychology of decline, which had become rooted in Britain since the Second World War, pursuing national recovery with striking energy and determination. In the process, Margaret

When Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister the first thing she wanted to do was limit union power. She felt that union power applied to nationalized industrial monopolies resulted in poor service at exorbitant cost to the taxpayers. She pointed to inefficient work practices, over employment and restrictive employment

In Tony Blair’s Socialist Manifesto (1994), he reinvents the idea of “social-ism” in order to “fit the ideology to the world” since the economic and social interests of people are constantly evolving. After World War II, the economy became a lot more global, the service industry grew and there has been an increase in human rights movements as the public have been less progressive. Aligned with the ideas of “socialism”, Blair supports a concept called the “Third Way” which is based on the idea of combining center-right economics and center-left social policies (“The Third Way”, n.d).The idea was developed by Anthony Giddens, the sociologist and director of the London School of Economics, he argued that the reformist governments could no longer rely only on the ideas of complete social and economic state control in the face of the forces and finances of globalization. Therefore, Giddens proposed an idea that would support center policies, but also remain committed to radical measures. Blair refers to the third way as his version of “socialism” which is in favor of economic growth and entrepreneurship as well greater state intervention to improve social justice and equality among civilians (“UK Politics: What is the Third Way,” n.d.). Using the ideas of the third way, Blair reformed the Labour Party and their ideas. Under his leadership, the Labour Party became the New Labour Party with a