Editing Conservative Party (UK) (section)

=== One-nation Conservatives ===
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[[One-nation conservatism]] was the party's dominant ideology in the 20th century until the rise of [[Thatcherism]] in the 1970s. It has included in its ranks Conservative Prime Ministers such as [[Stanley Baldwin]], [[Harold Macmillan]] and [[Edward Heath]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Robert |last1=Garner |first2=Richard N. |last2=Kelly |title=British political parties today |year=1998 |page=66}}</ref> One-nation Conservatives in the contemporary party include former [[First Secretary of State]] [[Damian Green]], the current chair of the [[One Nation Conservatives (caucus)|One Nation Conservatives]] caucus.

The name itself comes from a famous phrase of [[Disraeli]]. Ideologically, one-nation conservatism identifies itself with a broad [[paternalistic conservative]] stance. One-nation Conservatives are often associated with the [[Tory Reform Group]] and the [[Bow Group]]. Adherents believe in [[social cohesion]] and support social institutions that maintain harmony between different interest groups, classes, and—more recently—different races or religions. These institutions have typically included the [[welfare state]], the [[BBC]], and local government.

One-nation Conservatives often invoke [[Edmund Burke]] and his emphasis on [[civil society]] ("little platoons") as the foundations of society, as well as his opposition to radical politics of all types. The Red Tory theory of [[Phillip Blond]] is a strand of the one-nation school of thought; prominent Red Tories include former Cabinet Ministers [[Iain Duncan Smith]] and [[Eric Pickles]] and [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] [[Jesse Norman]].<ref>Politics Review, April 2013</ref> There is a difference of opinion among supporters regarding the European Union. Some support it perhaps stemming from an extension of the cohesion principle to the international level, though others are strongly against the EU (such as [[Peter Tapsell (UK politician)|Peter Tapsell]]).