Compassionate Conservatism - Softcover

Norman, Jesse

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955190932 ISBN 13: 9780955190933

Publisher: University of Buckingham Press, 2008

Synopsis

What is Compassionate Conservatism?

David Cameron has made compassionate conservatism a priority for the Conservative Party, famously saying that "there is such a thing as society; it's just not the same thing as the state."

But what is compassionate conservatism? What vision of society does it offer to inspire and guide future policy making? And what does it have to say about the challenges that face Britain today?

These are the subjects explored in this provocative and thought-provoking book.

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Review

As Jesse Norman argues eloquently in a new book, Compassionate Conservatism, published by Policy Exchange, the Cameroons' think tank, the Tory leader is gradually building up a political identity based on the idea of a connected society, in which wellbeing is more important than wealth and the common good matters as much as individual rights. --Rachel Sylvester, Daily Telegraph, 13 June 2006

Superb ... What the Conservatives need now is not re-branding but an actual philosophical and policy basis for action. This book brilliantly provides that basis. It shows not just why the Tories are ready for government again, but why Britain needs them - badly. --Andrew Sullivan, author, blogger and Sunday Times columnist

The book everyone in Westminster is talking about. The Observer, 18 June 2006 The intellectual guidebook to Cameronism. The Sunday Times, 5 November 2006 --The Sunday Times, 5 November 2006

About the Author

Jesse Norman is Conservative parliamentary candidate for Hereford and South Herefordshire, and a Senior Fellow of Policy Exchange. He was a director at Barclays before leaving the City to research and teach at University College London. He was educated at Oxford University and at UCL, where he holds an honorary research fellowship in philosophy. His books include The Achievement of Michael Oakeshott (ed.), Breaking the Habits of a Lifetime and After Euclid, and he has written widely in the national press. He is also a main board director of The Roundhouse in London. www.jessenorman.com

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Buckingham Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0955190932
• ISBN 13: 9780955190933
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 75