Changes

==The modern Party==

==The modern Party==

Since the early 2000s, the Conservative Party leaders have softened its conservative stance on social and fiscal issues, and this has increased its popularity with the voters. Particularly since David Cameron - a self-declared "liberal conservative" (which, in British English, means "centrist conservative") - became leader of the Conservative party, their support in the country has risen dramatically. See the full text of his speech at the September 2006 Conservative Party conference <ref>http://politics.guardian.co.uk/speeches/story/0,,1869970,00.html</ref> and recent polls. <ref>http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/reviews/2007/Guardian%20-%20Jan/guardian-jan-2007.asp</ref> <ref> http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,,2016791,00.html </ref>

Since the early 2000s, the Conservative Party leaders have softened its conservative stance on social and fiscal issues, and this has increased its popularity with the voters. Particularly since David Cameron - a self-declared "liberal conservative" (which, in British English, means "centrist conservative") - became leader of the Conservative Party, their support in the country has risen dramatically. See the full text of his speech at the September 2006 Conservative Party conference <ref>http://politics.guardian.co.uk/speeches/story/0,,1869970,00.html</ref> and recent polls. <ref>http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/reviews/2007/Guardian%20-%20Jan/guardian-jan-2007.asp</ref> <ref> http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,,2016791,00.html </ref>

Cameron tends to be seen as a rather centrist figure - something of a "RINO" in American political parlance. He has expressed strong concern about [[global warming]], praised Britain's socialized healthcare system, the [[National Health Service|NHS]], and spoken of the emotional needs of young people who commit crimes. On the other hand, the party has continued to support some traditional elements of Conservative policy, such as support for the family.

Cameron tends to be seen as a rather centrist figure - something of a "[[RINO]]" in American political parlance. He has expressed strong concern about [[global warming]], praised Britain's socialized healthcare system, the [[National Health Service|NHS]], and spoken of the emotional needs of young people who commit crimes. On the other hand, the party has continued to support some traditional elements of Conservative policy, such as support for the family.

==Conservative party in the USA==

==Conservative party in the USA==