Small-c conservative
Posted on July 26th, 2008 by admin
A small-c conservative is anyone who believes in the philosophy of conservatism but does not necessarily identify with an official Conservative Party.
Canadian context
The term was especially popular in Canada during the 1990s when the Progressive Conservative Party was centre-right with the Reform Party (later, the Canadian Alliance) further to the right. Members and supporters of the Reform Party/Canadian Alliance would thus describe themselves as small-c conservatives.
UK context
This term is also used in the United Kingdom to describe right wingers who do not support the UK Conservative Party.
See also
- small-l liberal
- small-l libertarianism
- Blue Tory
- Red Tory
