What does the British conservative party symbol signify?

Answer 1

The Tory or British Conservative Party's most recent symbol is the oak tree. It's meant to represent the strength and longevity of the oak tree which symbolises the main principles of conservatism as well as the values of the UK such as cautious change, the preserving of good traditions such as the Union, parliamentary democracy, the monarchy, the rule of law, liberty and and the strength of the nation (especially in defence and Law & Order). In some ways this is a more 'softer' logo than previous ones it had as it symbolizes nature and the peace and tranquility of the countryside in the same way that the Green Party's logo and Labour Party's rose represent a softer natural theme. The Labour Party too had to change its party logo in the mid-1980s in order to distance itself from its more radical past and so did the 2010 Tory Party which wanted to show that it was no longer the 'nasty party' and was moving towards 'compassionate conservatism.

the old logo of the conservative party was a flaming torch with the colors of the union jack (red, white and blue) which represented freedom especially that of the free market from state control of the postwar consensus (socioeconomic policies of old Labour and paternalistic one-nation Tories). It was considered by many as too controversial, bellicose and over-patriotic so the 'softer' oak tree was used.