Tories
British right wing
Tories refers to members or supporters of the British Conservative Party, used as a common informal name for the party and its adherents: The Tories have held power since the last election.
The term dates back centuries and originally applied to Irish outlaws before becoming a political label.
In Canadian politics, Tories similarly refers to Conservatives.
The word can be neutral or slightly disparaging depending on who's using it. (Lowercase tories appears in historical American contexts for British loyalists.)
Right-leaning political organization
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- MPsParliamentary representatives, abbreviated
backbenchers · whip · constituency · manifesto · campaign · election · majority · opposition
Straw roof maker
- ChurchillManitoba's northern port
- DisraeliVictorian-era British leader
- MajorHigh-ranking army officer
- CameronScottish personal name
May · Johnson · Eden · Hague · Howard · Baldwin · Salisbury · Wellington
Anti-absolutist party members
- JacobitesExiled royal line supporters
- Restoration1660s monarchical revival
- Glorious RevolutionEngland's 1688 regime change
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
landed gentry · aristocracy · Anglican · royalist · Pitt · Disraeli
Preference for existing institutions
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
fiscal responsibility · small government · tax cuts · capitalism · individualism · Thatcherism · monetarism · unionism
Conservative Party
Right-leaning political organization
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- WestminsterLondon's political center
MPs · backbenchers · whip · constituency · manifesto · campaign · election · majority · opposition · coalition
Thatcher
Straw roof maker
Cameron · May · Johnson · Eden · Hague · Howard · Baldwin · Salisbury · Wellington
Whigs
Anti-absolutist party members
- JacobitesExiled royal line supporters
- Restoration1660s monarchical revival
- Glorious RevolutionEngland's 1688 regime change
Stuart · landed gentry · aristocracy · Anglican · royalist · Pitt · Disraeli
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
deregulation · fiscal responsibility · small government · tax cuts · capitalism · individualism · Thatcherism · monetarism · unionism · law and order
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- Canadian HistoryConfederation, Rupert's Land, colonial era, colonial government, self-government
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Downing Street, Commons
ToriesLabour
British left-leaning party
Labour Party · Labourites · socialists · trade unionists · Greens
Toriessocialists
Advocates of shared ownership
leftists · left-wingers · collectivists · statists · Marxists
ToriesWhigs
Anti-absolutist party members
Roundheads · radicals · reformers · Levellers · dissenters