Oblivion, survival or radical new spirit
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The Conservative party has been behind the Labour party in the opinion polls for a very long time now, and there are no signs of support for the government picking up. Its problems have mainly resulted from the fact that it has become split into warring factions, causing many observers to express doubts about whether it can still be an effective party of government. There are a number of possible outcomes of this situation. It may undertake a formal split, its
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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The Right may yet rule the Nineties
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The expansion of the New Right in the 1980s seemed unstoppable, but general disillusionment with its views emerged in the early 1990s. Now, radical conservatism seems to be enjoying a revival. In the US, the Right won the mid-term polls under Newt Gingrich, while in the UK it has launched an open challenge for control of the Conservative party. The Conservative left is now in disarray, with the right being the focus on ideas and momentum.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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Euro-sceptics: surfing the tide of history
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John Major's decision to resign as leader of the Conservative Party, in the hope of being re-elected with stronger support, has a wider significance than simply being an effort to regain party unity. It is also significant for the future of Conservatism as a whole. MPs are now being called upon to decide whether they wish to preserve unity on the present basis, or whether the party should be rebuilt under new policies and a new leader.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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