• 10 Gold Principles of Conservatism (2008)
  • Out birth right is our British Constitution and we cherish the principles enshrined by the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights of 1689
  • We will service our Sovereign with respect and loyalty as our Head of State
  • We wish to preserve the Compact made with out Sovereign and Sworn by Her at the Coronation of 2 June 1953 and in due course by Her Heirs and Successors
  • We believe in restoring power to local communities in order to preserve their heritage, local traditions, customs and practices
  • We believe in trusting our professionals and allowing them to exercise their professional skills and ethical responsibilities
  • We believe in a vibrant economy and giving everybody and incentive to better them, an opportunity to share in the national wealth, whilst protecting and enhancing our environment and National wellbeing.
  • We believe in low taxation and small government.
  • We oppose any Treaty or Constitution that creates a political union with any foreign power likely to threaten our settled sovereignty
  • We will encourage young people to participate in our national affairs
  • We will oppose Political extremism and will promote democracy, liberty and personal freedom to flourish within our rule of law and encourage personal enterprise with low taxation
  • We will entrench our Conservative Values within every Election Manifesto and expect every Conservative representative to sustain and promote our Unionist and Loyalist message.

Michael Ancram QC MP
Dr Nigel J Knott
Devizes Constituency Conservative Association
27 May 2008

CONSTITUTION OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY (January 2021)

NAME, PURPOSE, OBJECTS AND VALUES

Part 1

  1. This is the Constitution of a political party, which shall be known as ‘The Conservative and Unionist Party’ (referred to in the Constitution as ‘the Party’). The Party is commonly referred to as ‘The Conservative Party’.
  2. Its purpose is to sustain and promote within the Nation the objects and values of the Conservative Party

THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION www.britishconstitution.co.uk

THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY HISTORY https://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/politics/cons.htm

PEEL PRINCIPLES

The question only is – what, in a certain state of public opinion, and in a certain position of society, is the most effectual way of maintaining the legitimate influence and authority of a territorial aristocracy?

‘A responsible Prime Minister will not condescend to humiliating submission for mere party purposes: will have neither time nor inclination to be considering how many men will support a public measure, of fly off to gratify some spite or resentment; he will do his best for the great principles that his party supported and for the public welfare, and if obstructed, he will retire from office, but not from power; for the country will do justice to his motives, and will give him the strength which his party had denied to him.’

‘If I exercise power, it shall be upon my conception – perhaps imperfect, perhaps mistaken, but my sincere conception of public duty’.

‘I think such a party acting with firmness and restraint … will soon find in the circumstances a bond of Union and will ultimately gain the confidence of Property and good sense of the Country’.

‘I am aware to what extend our Conservative party is a party pledged to the support of the land, and that that principle abandoned the party is dissolved’.

THE SEVEN PILLARS OF PUBLIC LIFE (NOLAN PRINCIPLES)

Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, Leadership.