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On various occasions when party chiefs have seemed reasonably coherent on the surface – and other moments where they have sounded completely unhinged, yet continued to be cherished by their base. We are not in that situation. Kemi Badenoch didn't energize the audience when she addressed her conference, even as she offered the divisive talking points of migrant-baiting she assumed they wanted.

The issue wasn't that they’d all woken up with a fresh awareness of humanity; more that they didn’t believe she’d ever be able to deliver it. Effectively, fake vegan meat. Tories hate that. An influential party member apparently called it a “New Orleans funeral”: boisterous, vigorous, but nonetheless a goodbye.

Future Prospects for this Party That Can Reasonably Claim to Make for Itself as the Top-Performing Political Organization in Modern Times?

Certain members are taking another squiz at a particular MP, who was a hard “no” at the beginning – but now it’s the end, and rivals has withdrawn. Others are creating a interest around Katie Lam, a young parliamentarian of the newest members, who appears as a Shires Tory while wallpapering her social media with anti-migrant content.

Could she be the figurehead to counter Reform, now outpolling the Conservatives by a substantial lead? Can we describe for beating your rivals by adopting their policies? Furthermore, assuming no phrase fits, maybe we can use an expression from combat sports?

When Finding Satisfaction In Such Events, in a Downfall Observation Way, in a Just-Deserts Way, One Can See Why – However Completely Irrational

It isn't necessary to consider overseas examples to grasp this point, or consult Daniel Ziblatt’s groundbreaking study, his analysis of political systems: all your cognitive processes is shouting it. The mainstream right is the crucial barrier preventing the far right.

Ziblatt’s thesis is that democracies survive by keeping the “propertied and powerful” happy. Personally, I question this as an fundamental rule. One gets the impression as though we’ve been catering to the affluent and connected for ages, at the cost of everyone else, and they rarely appear adequately satisfied to stop wanting to make cuts out of public assistance.

However, his study is not speculation, it’s an comprehensive document review into the Weimar-era political organization during the interwar Germany (in parallel to the England's ruling party circa 1906). As moderate conservatism falters in conviction, if it commences to adopt the terminology and symbolic politics of the extremist elements, it hands them the steering wheel.

There Were Examples Some of This During the Brexit Years

Boris Johnson cosying up to a controversial strategist was a clear case – but far-right flirtation has become so obvious now as to overshadow all remaining party narratives. What happened to the old-school Conservatives, who value stability, tradition, legal frameworks, the national prestige on the world stage?

What happened to the reformers, who portrayed the United Kingdom in terms of growth centers, not powder kegs? Don’t get me wrong, I didn't particularly support both groups either, but it’s absolutely striking how these ideologies – the broad-church approach, the Cameroonian Conservative – have been erased, replaced by relentless demonisation: of newcomers, Islamic communities, benefit claimants and protesters.

Appear at Podiums to Music That Sounds Like the Theme Tune to Game of Thrones

Emphasizing what they cannot stand for any more. They characterize protests by older demonstrators as “festivals of animosity” and display banners – union flags, Saint George’s flags, all objects bearing a splash of matadorial colour – as an open challenge to those questioning that total cultural alignment is the best thing a person could possibly be.

There doesn’t seem to be any built-in restraint, encouraging reassessment with fundamental beliefs, their historical context, their original agenda. Whatever provocation the political figure offers them, they’ll chase. So, definitely not, there's no pleasure to see their disintegration. They’re taking democratic norms into the abyss.