Thatcherism fused organic Toryism with revived neoliberalism into a single ideology
Evidence
Thatcherite populism is a particularly rich mix. It combines the resonant themes of organic Toryism—nation, family, duty, authority, standards, traditionalism—with the aggressive themes of a revived neoliberalism—self-interest, competitive individualism, anti-statism. Some of these elements had been secured in earlier times through the grand themes of One-Nation popular Conservatism: the means by which Toryism circumnavigated democracy, lodged itself in the hearts of the people and lived to form many another popular government. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1112
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines Thatcherism as the fusion point of two distinct ideological streams.
- XREF: Connects to broader reading on hegemony via consent and ideological condensation in Gramsci and Hall’s articulation theory. — connects to: Thatcherism fused authoritarian state power with free-market neoliberalism; Thatcherism is authoritarian populism, not fascism, retaining popular consent; Thatcherism fused organic Tory nationalism with neoliberal free-market ideology into a new language. (+4 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1112