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Pretty much, yes. It rejects the simpering of the modern Conservative party. Disraeli sums it up well, by describing the Conservatism of Sir Robert Peel (and it is this that High Toryism rejects, although it exists as more than mere negation):
As is so often the case, there's a Wikipedia article that gives a decent overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Tory
High Tory
High Toryism (sometimes referred to as conservative gentryism) is a term used in Britain, and elsewhere, to refer to old traditionalist conservatism which is in line with the Toryism originating in the 17th century. High Tories and their worldview are sometimes at odds with the modernising elements of the Conservative Party. Historically, the late eighteenth-century conservatism derived from the Whig Edmund Burke and William Pitt the Younger marks a watershed from the "higher" or legitimist Toryism that was allied to Jacobitism.
High Toryism has been described by Andrew Heywood as neo-feudalist in its preference for a traditional hierarchical society over utopian equality, as well for holding the traditional gentry as a higher cultural benchmark than the bourgeoisie and those who have attained their position through commerce or labour.
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What does it mean to be a Tory today then? Some kind of mix of Thatcherism/One Nation Toryism?
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Hear hear! We High Tories must stick together, the tide of liberalism in this sub is quite worrying.
I was surprised how much more Cameron this place is than Thatcher
god give me strength
Perhaps if you had faith in Him, He would.
Nicholas Soames is a living example.
Nicholas Soames is fairly liberal. Men like Soames and Ken Clarke certainly look the part, but they aren't ideologically High Tories by any stretch of the imagination.
Mogg is the embodiment of a High Tory
Broadly speaking, yes, but ultimately I think he is more concerned with the preservation of capitalism than anything else, which is a little concerning. I respect him and some of his traditional views, but I do wonder how seriously he is committed to them in comparison to how committed he is to the free market.