Conservative critics of DADT were disappointed that he failed to withdraw the " don't ask " directives and return the military to its earlier complete ban on service by gays and lesbians.

Conservative critics have long complained that the long-format news programming on National Public Radio ( NPR ) shows a liberal bias, although this is disputed by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting ( FAIR ), a progressive media criticism organization, which found that, for example, " representatives of think tanks to the right of center outnumbered those to the left of center by more than four to one: 62 appearances to 15.

Many theatre critics in 1992 read the production as a critic of Thatcherite Conservative politics, with Goole ’ s final speech reading as a direct rebuttal of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ’ s well-known statement “ There is no such thing as society ”.

Conservative critics within the party have quietly denounced this as betrayal of the communist ideology, while reformers have praised Jiang as a visionary.

The reverence with which he was treated by followers led many Jewish critics from both the Conservative and Reform communities to allege that a cult of personality had grown up around him.

Conservative critics of the Kerner Report argue that the basis and findings of the report are deeply flawed.

Conservative critics blamed rising inflation on the government's spending for public works projects.

Conservative critics contend that revelations such as the Venona project decryptions and the FBI Silvermaster File at least mute if not outright refute the charge that red-baiting in general was unjustified.

Conservative critics, most notably Toini Havu in Helsingin Sanomat, condemned it for adopting a purposely low vantage-point and ignoring the bigger picture.

In 1995, the British Prime Minister, John Major, resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party in order to contest a leadership election with the aim of silencing his critics within the party and reasserting his authority.

Conservative critics, such as Irwin G. Wylie and Robert C. Bannister, disagree with his interpretation.

Baird and New Democrat Peter Kormos were vocal critics of Speaker Alvin Curling for allegedly favouring his Liberal colleagues, saying that he sanctioned Conservative and NDP members for behaviour he would allow from Liberals.

In another example, John Major's 1995 attempt to stave off critics by calling for a Conservative Party leadership election was famously headlined in The Independent as " John Major's Last Chance Saloon "— but there are many others.

Citing for example the " takana " of driving on Shabbat for the exclusive purpose of going back and forth to synagogue, critics note today few Conservative actually just drive to synagogue ( including the Rabbinical and Lay leadership ) while some do not drive at all.

With the Conservatives in Opposition, Lambert sided with Diefenbaker's critics, and refused to sign a petition declaring loyalty to the Conservative leader in 1966 when Dalton Camp attempted to force a leadership review.

Conservative critics will thus often characterize modern Canadian nationalism as being a primarily leftist movement, allied too heavily with the Canadian labour movement.

The party emerged from the relatively small stratum of conservative EU critics during the 1994 Norwegian EU referendum who did not agree with the pro-EU politics of the Conservative Party.

Conservative critics have since accused the Supreme Court of activism in inventing a Constitutional right to abortion.

The 1995 Conservative leadership election was initiated when incumbent leader and Prime Minister John Major resigned as leader on 22 June 1995, in order to face down critics within his party.

* 1995-British Prime Minister John Major resigns as Leader of the Conservative Party in order to contest a leadership election with the aim of silencing his internal critics and reasserting his authority.

In June 2005 he opened up the first day of the annual national convention of the Council of Conservative Citizens ( CofCC ), a conservative group that some critics describe as " white supremacist ".

Lord Palmerston's government collapsed in 1858 amid public fallout over the Orsini affair and Derby took office at the head of a purely ' Conservative ' administration.

His son, the fourth Baron, held office in the Conservative administration of Edward Heath and was later a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.

In the end, the contradictions between each successive Liberal and Conservative administration made the results decidedly mixed.

The Colombian Conservative Party, founded in 1849, traces its origins to opponents of General Francisco de Paula Santander's 1833-37 administration.

In October 2009, the Conservative Party came under pressure from the US administration concerning its alliances in the European Parliament.

Conversion continued on a large scale during the subsequent Conservative Heath administration, although the Secretary of State, Margaret Thatcher, ended the compulsion of local governments to convert.

Significant emphasis was also placed on town planning, with new conservation areas introduced and a new generation of new towns built, notably Milton Keynes – this trend itself a continuation of efforts initiated in the latter years of the preceding Conservative administration.

However in 2011, the Conservative party took control with a majority, effectively removing the previous administration, which also included at the time, the serving mayor, CLLR Peter Jordan.

The Festival became associated with the post-war Labour government of Clement Attlee and was rapidly demolished by the incoming Conservative administration of Winston Churchill.

Lord Derby's minority Conservative administration passed a Reform Act in 1867, nearly doubling the electorate from 1, 430, 000 to 2, 470, 000 and the Liberal Party won the 1868 election.

The Borough Council was controlled by the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1986, when a short-lived SDP-Liberal Alliance minority administration took over.

In 1998 the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the Council and a minority Conservative Party administration was formed.

This minority administration was weakened in 1999 by the expulsion of Tim Brown for expressing concerns about the leadership of the local Kingston & Surbiton Conservative Association.

The incoming Conservative administration immediately revoked the bus lane.

The Conservative administration introduced a number of changes to the running of the council following their election in 2006, including a 3 % per year cut in Council Tax in each year between 2007 / 8 and 2010 / 1.

The Conservative administration privatised many front line services including refuse collection and parks maintenance.

During the 2010 general and local elections the Conservative administration was accused by Labour opponents, the media and residents of intending to demolish 3, 300 Council homes leaving many people with no option but to move out of the borough-an allegation described by the Prime Minister as " appalling Labour lies " in the Daily Telegraph, 22 May 2010.

This changed the administration from Conservative to Labour, the first time in 6 years.

Money for the scheme was promised first by Philip Snowden, Chancellor in the first Labour government, and then by his successor in Baldwin ’ s Conservative administration, Winston Churchill.

The Conservative Party currently lead a minority administration in South Ayrshire, with Bill McKintosh as Leader of the Council and Winifred Sloan as Provost.

In his 2009 Conservative Party Conference speech, Conservative Party leader David Cameron signalled that Duncan Smith might serve in his Cabinet, with responsibility for social justice, should he be called upon to form an administration after the next general election.

Conservative commentator David Brooks has said that, in his opinion, Perle's influence in the Bush administration is exaggerated.

Upon his death, former provincial NDP leader Ed Schreyer said that " Duff Roblin led a Conservative administration the likes we ’ ve not seen elsewhere in Canada and not likely to see again.