Conservative policy and the family

Daniel, Paul

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“…Cameron's progressive conservatism is generally more socially liberal than Thatcher's regressive modernisation. His support for gay marriage is often cited as an example of this (Daniel, , pp. 197–214).…”

Section: ‘Thatcher's Boy'? Progressive In a Particular Sensementioning

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What was Progressive in ‘Progressive Conservatism’?

Griffiths

2014

Political Studies Review

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In January 2009 David Cameron announced that the ‘underlying philosophy’ of his government would be progressive conservatism. Despite the ambiguity about this term, it was generally interpreted as a signal that Cameron was moving his party to the left. To some commentators, Cameron was allying with the progressive ‘one nation’ strand of conservative thought. To others, particularly in the media, he was drawing on the more immediate influence of Phillip Blond's ‘Red Toryism’. However, the focus on the market (as opposed to state or community) found in both Cameron's speech and subsequent policies sits uneasily with both of these interpretations. Cameron's progressive conservatism has more in common with Thatcherism – an earlier conservative modernising project – than it does with centrist forms of conservative progressivism. Cameron's progressive conservatism is progressive, but only in particular, less commonly used, ways – not as a rediscovery of social justice.

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Section: ‘Thatcher's Boy'? Progressive In a Particular Sensementioning

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“…Cameron is more comfortable with modern society than many Conservatives; however, he is not entirely relaxed. His support for marriage to be incentivised through the tax system pushes particular ‘traditional’ values (Daniel, , pp. 212–4).…”

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What was Progressive in ‘Progressive Conservatism’?

Griffiths

2014

Political Studies Review

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“…This emphasis on the institution of marriage can be thought to appeal to their core electorate, but the new leadership has also been keen to present a "modern" image of the party and to move it to the political center to attract new voters (Bochel & Defty, 2010;Daniel, 2011). Social spending on the family experienced a major cut in withdrawing child benefits from high-rate taxpayers, which can be interpreted as a reinforcement of the liberal welfare logic of means testing.…”

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The Politics of Postindustrial Social Policy

Fleckenstein

Lee

2012

Comparative Political Studies

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Recent welfare reforms across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have sought to make social policies more “employment friendly.” Although “old” social policies of the Golden Age (namely, unemployment protection and old-age security, which were typically geared toward the male breadwinner model) were subject to comprehensive retrenchment, “new” social policies, especially family policies facilitating work–family reconciliation and female employment participation, experienced substantial expansion. Following the Swedish “pioneer,” strong male breadwinner countries have expanded employment-oriented family policies since the late 1990s. Against the case of early family policy expansion in Sweden (typically associated with social democracy and an organized women’s movement), they examine whether the drivers of employment-oriented family policy have changed since the end of the Golden Age. The authors highlight party competition as key political driver in policy expansion in “latecomer” countries, whereas postindustrialization (in particular the rise of the new social risk of work–family conflicts, as well as wider changes in the skills profile and needs of postindustrial economies) provides the functional underpinnings for these policies.

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“…On the other hand, traditional conservatives placed more emphasis on a strong and authoritarian state to enforce law and social order and were of the opinion that the role of mothers lay in the home. 16 …”

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“…Lastly, the Children and Families' Act 2014 extended the right to request flexible working to all employees with 6 months service under the same conditions as rights previously available to parents of children under 6 (or disabled children under 18). 16 Critics would point out that these policies have not really driven work-family reconciliation policy forward or represent any kind of significant convergence with the more progressive European states. Free nursery education remains on a short-hours parttime basis, far short of sufficient hours to allow for significant employment on the part of both parents.…”

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Continuity and Change in Work-family Reconciliation Policy under the Coalition Government (2010-2015)

Windebank¹

2016

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Conservative policy and the family

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What was Progressive in ‘Progressive Conservatism’?

What was Progressive in ‘Progressive Conservatism’?

The Politics of Postindustrial Social Policy

Continuity and Change in Work-family Reconciliation Policy under the Coalition Government (2010-2015)

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