ConservativeHome's Dictionary

Vigorous virtues

Virtues - like courage, ambition and creativity - that drive a society towards wealth creation and its own defence.

Civilisation

Strong civilisations will protect vulnerable members of society and provide freedom for every citizen to fulfil their potential.

Intelligent design

The idea that much of nature reveals the work of an intelligent creator.

Sentimentality

A sentimental person or society will ignore the claims of reason and tradition and will be overwhelmed by the power of emotion.

Social capital

The institutions and values that a society can draw on - and must always replenish.

Social vaccine

The values of a community - such as an aversion to indebtedness - that can protect against serious social ills.

Tao - or natural law

The Tao is that body of moral conduct that all strong civilisations have come to revere.

Supplicant state

The extent to which the income of voters is derived directly from government.

Social conservatism

Social conservatives believe that strong families and traditional values underpin 'one nation'.

Relationism

The relational philosophy challenges the prevailing culture of materialism to take more account of family, faith and social responsibility.