But over the past decade, much of the hard lifting has been done by members of the religious right.That is partly because conservative churches are far more buoyant than their liberal rivals are.
The decision would be a huge political blow to the Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, who has now seen plans for Lords reform and electoral reform for the Commons thrown out owing partly to Conservative opposition.
That's partly how conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly and Fox News are defending themselves against former employees and contributors whose sexual harassment allegations were detailed in a bombshell New York Times cover story over the weekend.
In France, the mandatory health insurance partly covers conservative and surgical dental care (70%), prosthetics and orthodontics treatment (30 to 50%).
The gender-identity law was much less controversial than the same-sex marriage law in Argentina, partly because conservatives, who'd already expended considerable resources fighting against the marriage legislation, saw it as technical rather than symbolic.
During Judge Kaye's tenure, the court became more conservative partly because of the arrival of the four Pataki judges.
Marshall explains: "The jazz scene can be extraordinarily conservative, partly because people become very good on their instruments.
Partly in response, conservative German politicians demanded last week that Greece be barred from adopting the euro for several years.
