
NatCon UK: How a ‘Confidence-Building’ Conservative Conference Left Me Dejected
Why were speaking slots given to representatives of the party that has done the most to stab conservatives in the back? Why did no one kick up a fuss?
Why were speaking slots given to representatives of the party that has done the most to stab conservatives in the back? Why did no one kick up a fuss?
This Conservative government will be remembered for locking down its own people while flinging the borders wide open—an asymmetric view of ‘free movement’ if ever there was one.
Reports suggest Rishi Sunak’s “worst fears” were realised as poll results came in.
Immigration is a primary concern among Conservative voters. A staggering 97% of Conservatives and 80% of Brits overall believe that ‘the government is doing a bad job.’
Conservative Party politicians are pushing for the Church of England to perform gay marriages despite long-held, law-bound promises regarding “religious protection.”
The real problem facing us: if we are not allowing members to vote for their leader, we have to concede that there must be a different reason for those members to feel valued. Yet, there is no easy fix here.
The real question we should be asking in terms of illegal immigration is (Suella Braverman aside) whether incompetence is genuinely sufficient to explain Tory feebleness in the face of this problem?
While ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak and former PM Boris Johnson thus far have not announced a run, they are already leading the pack, having received the backing of quite a number of Tory MPs.
Names of candidates to replace Truss are already floating about. These include former rival Rishi Sunak, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, and even former PM Boris Johnson.
Facing inevitable electoral oblivion, in an odd way, affords the political Right a rare opportunity. With absolutely no chance of keeping Labour out of Number 10 (nor any possibility that they could prove worse), the nation finally has the opportunity to bury the Tories once and for all, and unite behind a genuine conservative coalition.