One Nation Conservatism Tory Democracy One Nation Conservatism

One Nation Conservatism/ Tory Democracy • One Nation Conservatism, or Tory Democracy refer to the left wing of the Conservative Party. • The term denotes a political stance aspiring towards unity and harmony between divergent classes and interest groups. • To bring this unity the rich should take a paternalistic approach towards helping the poor. • The term derives indirectly from Benjamin Disraeli’s political novel, Sybil, in which he described Britain as: "Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets: the rich and the poor. "

Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1804 -1881 • 1867 Reform Act • Artisan’s and Labourers’ Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 • Public Health Act 1875 • Education Act 1875 • Factory Act 1878

Harold Macmillan, 1957 -63 PM: 1957 -1963 • ‘Never had it so good’ • he championed a Keynesian strategy of public investment to maintain demand. • Determined to keep unemployment down at all costs.

Post War Consensus • Harold Wilson (Labour) • Edward Heath (Conservative) • 1970 s Industrial strife

Margaret Thatcher, 1979 -1990 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=odb 8 ux 3 g 9_8 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=f. P 6 Cb. Yu 3 T 7 Y https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=odb 8 ux 3 g 9_8

Thatcherism Definition: An ideological approach combining a freemarket, neo-liberal economic policy with a more conservative social policy. A ‘New Right’ movement in contrast to One Nation Conservatism Key points: • Free Market economy • Privatisation of state owned industries • Low taxation • Limit the power of the unions • Monetarism – low inflation • Strong foreign policy • Family values – Section 28

Thatcher and New Labour • 2001 Peter Mandelson declared ‘we are all Thatcherites now’.

Tasks • 1. Watch ‘Making Margaret’ on clickview and answer the questions • 2. Watch prechewed video – UK Politics – Political Parties – 4. How did Margaret Thatcher end the postwar consensus (politics@reigategrammar. org Learn@Home 294) • 3. Make notes from the attached handout on Thatcherism • 4. Discuss: Was Boris Johnson in 2019 a Thatcherite or One Nation Conservative?