Is Conservatism More Relevant Than Socialism

To what extent is conservatism more relevant than socialism in a modern UK?

Conservatism is an ideology which has shown its prevalence within modern UK. With its ability to adapt to modern politics. It has shown that it can stay strong and relevant against all parties and opposition. Coming from the writings Edmund Burke at the time of the French Revolution where he opposed greatly to the idea of revolution, the quote “it is better to reform from above than revolt from below” showing that it is much more preferable to have a society that is built on good order and strong responsibilities rather than radical change. This is shown within the modern Conservative Party since they too also have the same opposition to radical change and would rather have a society that is built on tried and tested methods. Socialism however, is almost the polar opposite. They view the society that conservatives like to keep as extremely oppressive and unfair. Socialism was influenced heavily by the writings of Karl Marx, during the time of the industrial revolution, which was essentially the beginning of modern capitalism. He saw that society as it was, was unfair and that the bourgeoisie (upper ruling class) used their mass amounts of

Whereas on the other hand, socialism is more relevant since they get votes from the younger generations, which is further shown in the 2017 general election where, in the 18-24 year old demographic, 60% voted for Labour compared to only 30% Conservative. This shows that neither ideology is more relevant than the other, they instead exist on parallel planes in relevance since they each hold their own merits within a modern