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After Blair: Conservatism Beyond Thatcher (Hardcover)

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Icon Books Ltd (3 Feb 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840465948
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840465945
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 3.8 cm
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"'A lucid introduction to Conservative philosophy. It is lightly done, and rather refreshing' Independent 'A passionate and fascinating book' The Sunday Times 'An elegant and well-argued book' New Statesman 'A masterly study of the Conservative dilemma' New Humanist" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars David Cameron and the conservative philosophical tradition, 13 April 2007
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This review is from: After Blair: David Cameron and the Conservative Tradition (Paperback)
"David Cameron is like a hollow Easter egg, with no bag of sweets inside. He's nothing. He's no one." - Charlie Brooker, The Guardian, 2 April 2007.

While Labourite critics of David Cameron would like us to believe that he is all style over substance, Kieron O'Hara's book brilliantly illustrates how Cameron's ideas are in common with traditional (small c!) conservative philosophy and that he does indeed remain true to solid principles.

From the Sceptics and Phyrrhonists in ancient Greece via Montaigne, Edmund Burke and David Hume "After Blair" sets out how conservative thinking has developed and examines the nature of the Conservative Party from the 19th century to the present day.

O'Hara states that the central tenets of conservatism are the change principle and the knowledge principle. The 20th century was characterised by zealous political movements from the Communists and Fascists in the 1930s to the neo-conservativism towards the end of the century.

Conservative thinkers suggests that human societies can never be as perfect and efficient as political radicals would like them to be as humans are by nature flawed. Therefore any programmes to change the structure should be carefully considered. A change to make things better may not always have desired result and conservatives would prefer to retain traditions if they are of benefit.

The knowledge principle states that humans can never be certain that a programme of ideas is right. Conservatives will always be sceptical of grand schemes to reform society but this does not mean that they refuse to innovate.

O'Hara examines policy statements, speeches and actions Cameron has taken since he became leader of the Conservative Party and whether he holds true to the conservatism defined in his book. By stepping out of the shadow of Thatcher's neo-liberalism, criticising Blair over the war in Iraq and identifying the roots of social disorder in the UK Cameron has demonstrated that there is substance despite the media focus on style.

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