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post of the day?
the progression of political posters in Britain from positive reinforcement to base mud slinging.
At least inthe 1930s they did mud slinging through pictures of the sun
the tory party evolved from the tory faction.
and Whigs were Irish bandits. So they were jocular titles people gave the "parties" (not in a coherent sense like we have today). The Tories went on to form into the Conservative and Unionist Party, and the Whigs kind of became the Liberal Party, but the term Whig was lost as it was no longer really relevant to what the party had become.
I do like the Whigish school of history though - history is the progression of stuff getting better. Such optimism.
as Mr Alcxxk has proven below, I got the parties' names the wrong way round. Still, not bad for off the top of my head!
Main article: British Tory Party
Tory is the most common colloquial term for members and supporters of the Conservative Party. The party as a whole is thus referred to as 'the Tories'.
Historically, the term Tory has been applied in various ways to supporters of the British monarchy. The word comes from the Middle Irish word tóraidhe, modern Irish tóraí — outlaw, robber, from the Irish word tóir, meaning 'pursuit', since outlaws were "pursued men"..
 British cultural references
Although the term 'Tory' is widely used in England to refer to members of the Conservative Party, it can be considered abusive, especially when used by opponents of the party.
'Captain Tory' is a popular term used to refer to a staunch supporter of the Conservative Party in Newcastle Upon Tyne and the wider region of North East England. This term is generally used in a derisory manner, owing to popular hostility toward the Conservative Party within the region.
please return as CaptainTory.
infact, go and go it now.