The Conservative Party which was leaded by Winston Churchill (1951-55) and Anthony Eden (1955-57) and Harold Macmillan (1957-63) between the years 1951-59 wanted‚ according to their manifesto in 1951‚ to stop all further nationalisation. The Iron and Steel Act will be repealed and the Steel industry allowed resuming its achievements of the war and post-war years. To supervise prices and development we shall revive‚ if necessary with added powers‚ the former Iron and Steel Board representing the State
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good fortune that the Conservative Party were returned to office in May 1955.” Discuss. In the May 1955 General Election‚ the Conservatives won 344 seats‚ winning with an overall majority of 58; with Labour winning 277 and 3.9% of votes were for Liberal and Others. It can be argued that the Conservatives were returned to office in 1955 due sheer good fortune. However‚ we must explore the other options as to why the Tory party won‚ particularly how the Conservative party looked against the opposition
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Victoria in 1837‚ two distinct political parties began to form. Society in Great Britain aligned themselves with these parties and fought alongside them to have their beliefs heard. The Liberal party led by William Gladstone and the Conservative party primarily led by Benjamin Disraeli were two political parties whose contradicting views and constant battle for power shaped the political structure throughout the Victorian Era. The Liberal Party and the Conservative party both had very strong views and opinions
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three major political parties are the Labour Party‚ the Conservative Party‚ and the Liberal Democrats‚ who won between them 616 out of the 646 seats available in the House of Commons at the 2005 general election. Most of the remaining seats were won by parties that only contest elections in one part of the UK such as the Scottish National Party (Scotland only)‚ Plaid Cymru (Wales only)‚ and the Democratic Unionist Party‚ Social Democratic and Labour Party‚ Ulster Unionist Party‚ and Sinn Féin (Northern
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Explain why the Conservatives were unpopular in 1906? (12 marks) A.J Balfour was an intelligent man yet lacked political skills causing him to make poorly judged decisions leading to a decrease in conservative’s votes. During the Boer War‚ 1898-1902‚ Balfour used Britain’s patriotism to help the Tories win the 1900 ‘Khati Election’. By doing this it allowed Britain to stay involved in the Boer war‚ not knowing that war would last 4 years and cost Britain over 210 million pounds. This highlighted
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which incidentally would weaken the party by causing a split within its ranks over the prescription charge‚ they were also losing public favour over such things as the continued implementation of rationing. It is due to this information and the fact that labour made the controversial decision to hold another election in which they lost right after a very narrow victory that makes the validity of this statement questionable. The performance of the conservatives during this time period does infact
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Why did the Conservatives lose the 1906 election? Before the 1906 election around 1895-1902 the conservative party were massively successful and the strongest government party around. This was because they had Lord Salisbury as a leader who was seen as a leader for both middle class and working class people in Britain; the liberal party was weak as they were fighting themselves over Ireland home rule which meant that the conservatives had an advantage as it meant that people were not voting for
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In general‚ high-income people tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues. Selected Answer: liberal; conservative liberal; conservative The Marxist political-economy model suggests that: Selected Answer: an anti-democratic bias exists in the capitalist system. an anti-democratic bias exists in the capitalist system. A pluralist approach to the U.S. political system suggests that: power is widely dispersed throughout society. power is widely dispersed throughout
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*Political Parties‚ Party and Electoral Systems*‚ and Voting Behavior in the UK *Political Parties and the *UK’s Party System Brief History: The Labour Party grew out of the trade union movement and socialist political parties of the 19th century‚ and continues to describe itself as a party of democratic socialism. Labour was the first political party in Great Britain to stand for the representation of the low-paid working class and it is the working class who are known as the Labour Party grassroots
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Homework: Liberal electoral chances In 1906‚ the Liberal party won a landslide victory against the Tory party. Various factors played into this success: the ideas and concepts introduced by so called New Liberalism‚ combined with the public’s weariness at the Conservatives‚ who had been in power continuously from the 1880s. By 1906 the Tories had introduced a series of rather unpopular decisions‚ laws‚ and policies; a key example is the Boer War of 1899-1902. The Boer War was expected to be an
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