history of the conservative party

• what was the first conservative logo called?

  the freedom torch
• when was the 'freedom torch' introduced?

  1982
• why were the colours of the freedom torch significant?

  red white and blue -> unionist
• why was the torch in the Freedom Torch logo significant?

  it represented how they were leading the way to freedom
• when was the blue oak tree introduced?

  2006
• why did the conservatives stop using the green oak tree?

  confusion with the green party
• why did the conservatives use an oak tree?

  national tree of england
• why did the conservatives change the tree to a union jack in 2019?

  to beat the threat of UKIP
• why do the conservatives use blue?

  they originally used the union jack colours but remove red because of the association with labour
• what key institutions was the party well known for its support for during the 1800s?

  Church of England, monarchy
• who is associated with the founding of the conservative party?

  Robert Peel
• who was responsible for bringing the conservative party back to power by establishing One Nation Conservatism?

  Benjamin Disraeli
• how did the conservative party continue to evolve after ww2?

  they adopted Labour's welfare reform, keynesian economics, pragmatic approach that mixed free market with state intervention
• during the 1980s, who was in charge of the conservative party?

  Margret Thatcher
• who did the conservative party traditionally represent?

  the wealthy
• when did Cameron call an EU referendum?

  2016
• Did Cameron want to leave the EU?


  No
• what did compassionate conservatism (adopted by David Cameron) include?

  thatcherite free market economic policies with more liberal social values and the concern for society and the environment.
• how long was Truss PM for?

  45 days
• who did one nation conservatism aim to attract support from

  working class voters
• how did Theresa May's 2017 manifesto move away from Cameron's modern conservatism?


  supported grammar schools, brining back fox hunting, removal of universal free school lunches for 4-7 year olds
• what were Johnson's populist promises?

  more nurses and police officiers, an australian style points system to tackle immigration and a commitment to not raise income tax, VAT or NI
• what did Johnson's levelling up agenda aim to do?

  to reduce economic inequalities through investment and increasing skills through apprenticeships