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[82] [83] At the time of the 1979 general election, inflation had been at 9% or under for the previous year, then increased to over 20% in the first two years of the Thatcher ministry, but it had fallen again to 5.8% by the start of 1983. [84]
The Tories had been a coalition that often formed the government from 1760 until the Reform Act 1832. Modernising reformers said the traditionalistic party of "Throne, Altar and Cottage" was obsolete, but in the face of an expanding electorate from the 1830s to 1860s, it held its strength among royalists, devout Anglicans and landlords and ...
Portrait of James, Duke of York by Henri Gascar, 1673. As a political term, Tory was an insult (derived from the Middle Irish word tóraidhe, modern Irish tóraí, meaning "outlaw", "robber", from the Irish word tóir, meaning "pursuit" since outlaws were "pursued men") [9] [10] that entered English politics during the Exclusion Bill crisis of 1678–1681.
Four chancellors, three prime ministers, two monarchs and one crazy year for British politics - 2022 has been a roller coaster ride in Westminster.As the year comes to a close, here we look back ...
The Prime Minister said the policy gives young people a ‘shared sense of purpose’ but opposition critics dismissed the announcement as unserious.
Widespread tactical voting would see the Tories return their worst election result in more than a century, shock new statistics reveal.. As Rishi Sunak’s party lags Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour ...
The Conservative Party is currently the primary opposition party in the United Kingdom. On the political spectrum the party has been described as right-wing [9] by various sources and as centre-right [10] by others, and encompasses various ideological factions including one-nation conservatives, Thatcherites, and traditionalist conservatives.
The Prime Minister said Britain has ‘generations of young people who have not had the opportunities they deserve’ as he announced the plans.