You believe in preserving individual liberties and free markets while maintaining traditional values and social stability.
Conservative liberalism is a political ideology that combines liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or more simply, a variant of liberalism that incorporates conservative underpinnings. This ideology is primarily concerned with preserving the social order and upholding individual liberties, while also advocating for a free-market economy. It is a more moderate form of liberalism that seeks to balance individual freedom with social stability.
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Why do you believe some traditions persist through generations, and can they adapt without losing their core values?
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Progress is made through the constant swinging of the pendulum progressives need conservatives and vice versa in order to avoid rash decisions or to avoid things stagnating.
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They probably persist Part of identity, do some good, have served us well in the past, they might actually be a good thing (heaven forbid) lack of viable alternatives, lack of consensus around alternatives, political inertia, there are other priorities to take up political bandwidth,
Sure they can adapt without losing key values, values change over time - institutions should change too, albeit in a carefully considered way and so they done throw the baby out with the bath water
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How do you reconcile the push for global interconnectedness with the desire to preserve local customs and economies?
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By rejoining the EU, this will reopen our trade routes and hopefully mend and make new relationships for the UK. Despite the damage that has already been done by Brexit.
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How does 'tradition' shape your identity, and which traditions do you feel are worth preserving or changing?
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I think I support traditional institutions and values in public life - but I don’t consider myself a Tory - it seems like this question suggests I am - I believe in the welfare state, equal opportunities, human rights, socially liberal - well regulated free markets - sure - but I don’t support the tyranny on the market, but nor the tyranny of the unions (in the 70s)
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