In 5 pages this examination of the UK Conservative Party includes the differences between today and the era of Margaret Thatcher in terms of changes in ideology. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
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leader of the Conservative Party in the UK: he came into power as the result of a leadership contest between himself and Kenneth Clarke, following William Hagues resignation after the
Conservative defeat in the 2001 general election. He sees the partys current role as establishing a united front on the issue of Europe, protecting the vulnerable members of society and
giving greater democracy to local institutions. He has also declared himself in favour of establishing closer links with the USA.
One of the main elements of his manifesto during the leadership contest was a recognition that the Conservative party had effectively lost
touch with several sectors of society: he commented in an interview with the BBC (2002) that in socially disadvantaged areas such as Manningham in Bradford, there were people who held
Conservative values but had been effectively neglected by the party. Since it has traditionally been the Labour party which concerns itself with improving social welfare and effecting change in areas
of socio-economic disadvantage, it is evident that the current party platform is one of co-opting those issues which have formerly been considered the province of the opposition.
Duncan Smiths campaign promises included significant changes in welfare reform, and implied that Labour was no
longer concerned with protecting the weaker members of society. The party was, he asserted, intent on widening its scope to ensure that all sectors of society were treated fairly: examples
of efficiency by local Conservative councils in London, in terms of social and structural improvements, were presented as examples of party policy success in local government. One of the aims