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On various occasions when Tory figureheads have seemed reasonably coherent superficially – and alternate phases where they have come across as animal crackers, yet remained popular by party loyalists. This is not that situation. Kemi Badenoch left the crowd unmoved when she addressed her conference, even as she offered the provocative rhetoric of border-focused rhetoric she believed they wanted.

This wasn't primarily that they’d all arisen with a revived feeling of humanity; rather they lacked faith she’d ever be able to deliver it. Effectively, fake vegan meat. The party dislikes such approaches. A veteran Tory reportedly described it as a “New Orleans funeral”: loud, vigorous, but still a farewell.

Coming Developments for the Organization Having Strong Arguments to Make for Itself as the Top-Performing Democratic Party in the World?

Certain members are taking a fresh look at a particular MP, who was a hard “no” at the beginning – but now it’s the end, and other candidates has departed. Others are creating a buzz around a newer MP, a young parliamentarian of the latest cohort, who looks like a traditional Conservative while saturating her socials with anti-migrant content.

Could she be the standard-bearer to counter the rival party, now surpassing the Tories by a substantial lead? Can we describe for beating your rivals by mirroring their stance? And, should one not exist, maybe we can borrow one from martial arts?

When Finding Satisfaction In These Developments, in a How-the-Mighty-Are-Fallen Way, in a Consequence-Based Way, One Can See Why – However Totally Misguided

It isn't necessary to look at the US to grasp this point, or consult Daniel Ziblatt’s groundbreaking study, his analysis of political systems: your entire mental framework is shouting it. Moderate conservatism is the key defense preventing the extremist factions.

His research conclusion is that representative governments persist by keeping the “elite classes” happy. I’m not wild about it as an fundamental rule. It feels as though we’ve been indulging the privileged groups for decades, at the expense of other citizens, and they don't typically become sufficiently content to halt efforts to make cuts out of social welfare.

Yet his research goes beyond conjecture, it’s an comprehensive document review into the pre-Nazi German National People’s Party during the interwar Germany (along with the British Conservatives around the early 1900s). When the mainstream right loses its confidence, if it commences to adopt the rhetoric and symbolic politics of the radical wing, it hands them the control.

We Saw Similar Patterns During the Brexit Years

Boris Johnson aligning with Steve Bannon was a clear case – but far-right flirtation has become so obvious now as to obliterate any other Tory talking points. Where are the old-school Conservatives, who value predictability, tradition, legal frameworks, the national prestige on the global scene?

Where did they go the modernisers, who portrayed the nation in terms of powerhouses, not tension-filled environments? Let me emphasize, I didn't particularly support either faction as well, but the contrast is dramatic how these ideologies – the inclusive conservative, the Cameroonian Conservative – have been erased, in favour of relentless demonisation: of migrants, Islamic communities, benefit claimants and protesters.

They Walk On Stage to Melodies Evoking the Opening Credits to the Television Drama

Emphasizing issues they reject. They characterize demonstrations by elderly peace activists as “displays of hostility” and use flags – national emblems, patriotic icons, any item featuring a vibrant national tones – as an direct confrontation to those questioning that being British through and through is the highest ideal a person could possibly be.

There doesn’t seem to be any built-in restraint, where they check back in with core principles, their traditional foundations, their original agenda. Each incentive the Reform leader throws for them, they’ll chase. So, no, there's no pleasure to observe their collapse. They are dragging democratic norms down with them.