Ideologies / Conservative / Benjamin Disraeli
§ The minds · 1804–1881 · United Kingdom · Prime Minister
Benjamin Disraeli
One-nation Tory
Crown, empire, and reform from above.
Economic+42
SocialistMarket
Governance+24
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−30
TraditionalProgressive
The novelist-statesman who fashioned a paternalist 'one-nation' conservatism, expanded the vote, and made Victoria Empress of India.
social
Traditionalist, but pragmatic — 'one nation' across classes.
economic
Defended landed and commercial interests while accepting social reform.
governance
Romantic monarchist who widened the franchise to bind the nation.
Notable for
- Second Reform Act, 1867
- Bought the Suez Canal shares
- Founded 'one-nation' conservatism
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