Wets and dries

"Wets" and "dries" redirect here. For supporters and opponents of prohibition, see Prohibition in the United States. For the name, see Dries (given name).
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Wets and dries are British political terms that refer to opposing factions within the Conservative Party. The terms originated in the 1980s during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher: those who opposed some of Thatcher's more hard-line policies were often referred to by their opponents as "wets"; in response, supporters of Thatcher were referred to as "dries".