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On various occasions when Conservative leaders have seemed reasonably coherent superficially – and other moments where they have come across as animal crackers, yet remained popular by their party. This is not either of those times. One prominent Conservative left the crowd unmoved when she presented to her conference, while she threw out the divisive talking points of anti-immigration sentiment she assumed they wanted.

This wasn't primarily that they’d all arisen with a renewed sense of humanity; more that they were skeptical she’d ever be able to deliver it. In practice, a substitute. Conservatives despise that. An influential party member reportedly described it as a “themed procession”: loud, energetic, but ultimately a farewell.

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A faction is giving another squiz at Robert Jenrick, who was a hard “no” at the start of the night – but with proceedings winding down, and other candidates has departed. Some are fostering a interest around Katie Lam, a recently elected representative of the 2024 intake, who appears as a countryside-based politician while filling her social media with border-control messaging.

Is she poised as the figurehead to counter the rival party, now leading the Conservatives by a substantial lead? Does a term exist for overcoming competitors by becoming exactly like them? Furthermore, should one not exist, perhaps we might borrow one from combat sports?

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You don’t even have to look at the US to understand this, nor read Daniel Ziblatt’s groundbreaking study, his analysis of political systems: your entire mental framework is shouting it. Moderate conservatism is the essential firewall against the radical elements.

His research conclusion is that representative governments persist by keeping the “propertied and powerful” happy. Personally, I question this as an fundamental rule. It seems as though we’ve been indulging the privileged groups over generations, at the detriment of the broader population, and they never seem adequately satisfied to halt efforts to take a bite out of social welfare.

But his analysis isn’t a hunch, it’s an archival deep dive into the Weimar-era political organization during the Weimar Republic (combined with the British Conservatives around the early 1900s). As moderate conservatism falters in conviction, if it commences to chase the rhetoric and gesture-based policies of the radical wing, it hands them the control.

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A key figure associating with an influential advisor was a clear case – but far-right flirtation has become so obvious now as to overshadow all remaining Tory talking points. Where are the traditional Tories, who treasure predictability, conservation, legal frameworks, the national prestige on the world stage?

What happened to the modernisers, who portrayed the United Kingdom in terms of powerhouses, not powder kegs? To be clear, I didn't particularly support both groups either, but the contrast is dramatic how those worldviews – the one nation Tory, the Cameroonian Conservative – have been erased, replaced by ongoing scapegoating: of immigrants, religious groups, welfare recipients and demonstrators.

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While discussing positions they oppose. They describe demonstrations by elderly peace activists as “festivals of animosity” and use flags – national emblems, English symbols, anything with a bold patriotic hues – as an clear provocation to individuals doubting that complete national identity is the highest ideal a human can aspire to.

We observe an absence of any natural braking system, where they check back in with core principles, their traditional foundations, their original agenda. Whatever provocation the Reform leader offers them, they’ll chase. Consequently, definitely not, there's no pleasure to watch them implode. They are dragging civil society into the abyss.