Thatcherism describes the conviction, politics, economic, social policy and political style of the British conservative’s politician Margaret Thatcher, who was the leader of her party from 1975-1990. Post -Thatcher, the leaders after her remained true to her policies until 2005, when Cameron took over. When he took over as leader of the Conservatives, he had promised the party that he will suggest new reforms of government and he promised to take the party in a new direction, thus giving the indication on how he has abandoned Thatcherism completely or has he remained true to some of her ideas.
The first implication that suggests the Conservatives have abandoned Thatcherism is down to the idea of Cameron believing we are ‘one nation’. An example of this, is through the Hooded Campaign, this campaign was made to stop crime and poverty happening through young people. The fact that he believes in one nation suggest that he believes in social equality and how the well off should help the less fortunate, as it is their obligation to do so. This goes against Thatcher’s idea of Individualism and the idea that everything should be left to individuals, to exercise …show more content…
An example is that he allowed the SNP to have a vote on the Scottish referendum; this was about whether or not Scotland should stay in the UK or not. This shows how Cameron was open to Constitutional changes in the party and also to reform in further changes. This is was different to what the Conservatives believed in, as they usually believed in unity and having a ‘one nation’ status. A possible reason, this has happened, is because of the coalition government in 2010. The coalition govt with the Liberal Democrats, made sure that Cameron didn’t make much right winged decision, as they are a centre left party, thus resulting in the idea of the Conservatives abandoning
The first implication that suggests the Conservatives have abandoned Thatcherism is down to the idea of Cameron believing we are ‘one nation’. An example of this, is through the Hooded Campaign, this campaign was made to stop crime and poverty happening through young people. The fact that he believes in one nation suggest that he believes in social equality and how the well off should help the less fortunate, as it is their obligation to do so. This goes against Thatcher’s idea of Individualism and the idea that everything should be left to individuals, to exercise …show more content…
An example is that he allowed the SNP to have a vote on the Scottish referendum; this was about whether or not Scotland should stay in the UK or not. This shows how Cameron was open to Constitutional changes in the party and also to reform in further changes. This is was different to what the Conservatives believed in, as they usually believed in unity and having a ‘one nation’ status. A possible reason, this has happened, is because of the coalition government in 2010. The coalition govt with the Liberal Democrats, made sure that Cameron didn’t make much right winged decision, as they are a centre left party, thus resulting in the idea of the Conservatives abandoning