Competing Disraeli-isms: Tory Democracy and One-Nation Conservatism
This chapter explores Benjamin Disraeli’s influence on two strands of Conservative Party ideology: Tory democracy and one-nation conservatism. Both rejected laissez-faire economics and promoted social reform, but one-nation conservatives favoured a more interventionist state. While Tory democrats us...
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Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2025
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| Zusammenfassung: | This chapter explores Benjamin Disraeli’s influence on two strands of Conservative Party ideology: Tory democracy and one-nation conservatism. Both rejected laissez-faire economics and promoted social reform, but one-nation conservatives favoured a more interventionist state. While Tory democrats used Disraeli as both a guide for policy and a legitimising tool for their platform, one-nation conservatives just used his reputation to legitimise their project, preferring to use the tools of Keynesianism to achieve Disraelian goals rather than updating Disraeli-ism for the twentieth century. |
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