salomè: the govenment said much about maintaining "traditional values", particularly law and order. respect for the law, it argued, was rooted in british tradition. it also spoke of a return to victorian values. on the other hand, its opponents argued that the tradition of broad popular agreement on the management of the nation's affairs was in grave danger. neither side was wholly right in its claim. for example, the conservative argument forgot that in the past, the law had been frequently broken not only by criminals but also by those for whom it was oppressive, like the tolpuddle martyrs. it forgot, too, that the victorians had valued not only enterprise and hard work but had also cared about social reform to assist the weaker members of society. in the same way, when labour accused the conservatives of putting broad national agreement in danger, it forgot that its own party origins lay with the radicals who stood against accepted national political practice. but such awkward facts were easily placed on one side, and the political parties appealed to "history", as this fitted their view of modern britain and the glorious future they offered if the people supported them.

the govenment said much about maintaining "traditional values", particularly law and order. respect for the law, it argued, was rooted in british tradition. it also spoke of a return to victorian values. on the other hand, its opponents argued that the tradition of broad popular agreement on the management of the nation's affairs was in grave danger. neither side was wholly right in its claim. for example, the conservative argument forgot that in the past, the law had been frequently broken not only by criminals but also by those for whom it was oppressive, like the tolpuddle martyrs. it forgot, too, that the victorians had valued not only enterprise and hard work but had also cared about social reform to assist the weaker members of society. in the same way, when labour accused the conservatives of putting broad national agreement in danger, it forgot that its own party origins lay with the radicals who stood against accepted national political practice. but such awkward facts were easily placed on one side, and the political parties appealed to "history", as this fitted their view of modern britain and the glorious future they offered if the people supported them.

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An Illustrated History of Britain David McDowall

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