The Conservative Party

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The Conservative Party

The Conservative Party stands for patriotism, having respect and pride

for the country we live in, keeping the United Kingdom as a 'union',

and putting Britain's interests first.

Tories also have a respect for British traditions and values, such as

a respect for the Monarchy and the Church of England. However they

think pragmatically, they are willing to change but they are

suspicious of change, especially dramatic change, thus they prefer

evolution to revolution.

Also, the Conservatives stand for having a strong but limited,

Government, meaning they feel that the Government should be powerful,

but they should also intervene with people's lives less. This is done

by taxing people less, allowing them to have more of their own money

to spend on what they want. The Tories prefer to tax people

indirectly, by means of value added tax (VAT) for example. This ties

in with another Conservative belief, that people should have freedom

of choice so long as it is within reason of the law.

Following on from this, the Conservative Party stands for strict law

and order, by insisting that people should abide by the law, and that

those who don't shall receive longer and tougher

sentences/punishments.

Furthermore, the Tories stand for meritocracy, a belief that those who

work harder and are more able should be rewarded for doing so. This

can be linked with their belief in a respect for authority, that

people who work hard to get into places of authority deserve respect.

Finally, the Conservatives stand for preserving traditional family

values, believing that close family units are vital for stability, and

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...arget of votes,

therefore retaining the position of Prime Minister, it showed that

many people in the Government opposed Major, damaging his reputation.

The final factor that caused Conservatives devastating defeat in 1997

is that Tony Blair, the 'new' labour party leader Tony Blair appeared

to be firm and strong, while and the same time the Conservatives were

further dogged by sleaze stories. Also, after calling a general

election, Major refused to show the 'Faust' video as part of the

Conservative campaign, which showed Blair making false promises, and

he opted to talk about his policies rather than making personal

attacks on Blair as advised.

Because of all these problems that Major faced, as well as a hugely

successful 'new' labour campaigned led by Tony Blair, the

Conservatives suffered a landslide defeat.

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