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What is One Nation Conservatism? A History of One Nation Conservatism
Explainer

What is One Nation Conservatism? A History of One Nation Conservatism

In recent years, many British politicians have thrown around the term "One Nation Conservatism". Many have since called themselves "One Nation Conservatives", but few really understand what the term means. Current Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and his predecessor, Theresa May both threw around the term during the General Elections. Similarly both claiming to be one nation conservatives, but is that truly the case? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is One Nation Conservatism? One nation conservatism (sometimes written as one-nation conservatism) is a type of conservatism that emphasises social reform with the intention of keeping the union together. It was first coined by MP (and later Prime Minister) Benjamin Disraeli in his books Coning...
Has 2019 broken politics?
Opinion

Has 2019 broken politics?

The main premise of Politic-Ed is to educate the world on the on goings of politics at the moment as well as useful insight and analysis. Over the past few weeks we have gotten several comments from you telling us that politics is broken. Most of these comments say something along the lines of “2019 has broken politics!” Are these people right, or are they just being a little bit hyperbolic?  A quick Google search of the phrase “Is politics broken?” Yields quite a few results from quite a few respectable media outlets from across the world. After reading a few, from both the US and UK, you’d get the impression that politics is indeed broken. But this is likely not the case... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Politics is broken!  When interv...