The New Toryism

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"The New Toryism" is an essay by Herbert Spencer that critiques the shift of British conservatism toward state intervention and away from classical liberal principles.

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
arguesThat legislation increasingly favors special interests ⓘ
modern conservatism has adopted policies formerly associated with old Toryism ⓘ
state intervention undermines individual liberty ⓘ
author Herbert Spencer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizes expansion of state functions ⓘ
paternalist legislation ⓘ
socialistic tendencies in legislation ⓘ
criticizesParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
discusses Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
form prose ⓘ
genre political philosophy ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
hasPerspective laissez-faire ⓘ
minimal state ⓘ
historicalContext Victorian era politics ⓘ
includedIn The Man Versus the State ⓘ
intendedAudience critics of state socialism ⓘ
readers interested in political philosophy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject British conservatism ⓘ
classical liberalism ⓘ
state intervention ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
movementCritiqued British Conservatism ⓘ
movementSupported classical liberalism ⓘ
notableConcept creeping collectivism through legislation ⓘ
danger of over-legislation ⓘ
reversion of liberal parties to Tory principles ⓘ
philosophicalStance anti-paternalism ⓘ
philosophicalTradition individualism ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
politicalPosition anti-collectivist ⓘ
classical liberal ⓘ
positionOnLaissezFaire supportive ⓘ
positionOnStateIntervention critical ⓘ
publicationPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
relatedWork The Coming Slavery ⓘ
The Great Political Superstition ⓘ
The Man Versus the State ⓘ
The Sins of Legislators ⓘ
theme decline of classical liberal principles in Britain ⓘ
political evolution of the Conservative Party ⓘ
relationship between state and individual ⓘ
workOf Herbert Spencer ⓘ

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