Tag Archives: Conservative Party

In Praise of Complacency, part 1

Posted on October 28, 2015 by leslie

In Praise of Complacency, part 1 Peter King on the benefits of herd instincts There has been a lot of debate over what happened in the 2015 General Election. Why did so few pundits and pollsters predict the outcome and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged Complacency, Conservative Party, Edmund Burke, Michael Oakeshott, Peter King | Leave a comment

A semblance of change – UK parliamentary politics then and now

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Derek Turner

A semblance of change – UK parliamentary politics then and now ALEX KURTAGIC finds underlying similarities between the major British political parties In The Problem of Democracy, Alain de Benoist writes that the term ‘democracy’ is so widely misused today … Continue reading →

Posted in QR Home | Tagged Alex Kurtagic, Charles Fox, Conservative Party, Fabians, Labour Party, Levellers, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Party, Radicals, Richard Price, Social Democratic Party, Tamworth Manifesto, Tories, Tory Party, Whigs | 1 Comment

The Rise of UKIP and the Right

Posted on April 3, 2013 by leslie

The Rise of UKIP and the Right ALASTAIR PAYNTER wonders whether UKIP is now the real conservative party The assumed certainties of national politics have in recent times begun to look rather less assured. The stolid three party status quo … Continue reading →