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On various occasions when party chiefs have seemed almost sensible superficially – and alternate phases where they have come across as completely unhinged, yet remained popular by their base. This is not such a scenario. One prominent Conservative failed to inspire attendees when she presented to her conference, while she offered the provocative rhetoric of anti-immigration sentiment she believed they wanted.

It’s not so much that they’d all awakened with a fresh awareness of humanity; rather they didn’t believe she’d ever be in a position to follow through. In practice, an imitation. Tories hate that. One senior Conservative apparently called it a “themed procession”: noisy, animated, but nonetheless a goodbye.

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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 rivals has left. Some are fostering a buzz around a newer MP, a young parliamentarian of the latest cohort, who presents as a traditional Conservative while filling her online profiles with border-control messaging.

Might she become the standard-bearer to beat back opposition forces, now surpassing the incumbents by a substantial lead? Does a term exist for defeating opponents by adopting their policies? Furthermore, assuming no phrase fits, surely we could use an expression from combat sports?

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It isn't necessary to examine America to understand this, or consult Daniel Ziblatt’s seminal 2017 book, his analysis of political systems: your entire mental framework is screaming it. Moderate conservatism is the key defense against the extremist factions.

The central argument is that political systems endure by keeping the “wealthy and influential” happy. I’m not wild about it as an fundamental rule. It seems as though we’ve been indulging the privileged groups for ages, at the expense of the broader population, and they never seem quite happy enough to stop wanting to reduce support out of public assistance.

But his analysis goes beyond conjecture, it’s an thorough historical examination into the historical German conservative group during the interwar Germany (in parallel to the UK Tories circa 1906). Once centrist parties loses its confidence, as it begins to adopt the rhetoric and gesture-based policies of the far right, it hands them the direction.

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The former Prime Minister cosying up to an influential advisor was a notable instance – but extremist sympathies has become so evident now as to eliminate competing Conservative messages. What happened to the traditional Tories, who prize predictability, tradition, governing principles, the national prestige on the world stage?

Why have we lost the modernisers, who defined the nation in terms of economic engines, not volatile situations? Let me emphasize, I didn't particularly support any of them either, but the contrast is dramatic how such perspectives – the one nation Tory, the Cameroonian Conservative – have been erased, in favour of relentless demonisation: of newcomers, Islamic communities, social support users and demonstrators.

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Emphasizing issues they reject. They describe protests by elderly peace activists as “festivals of animosity” and display banners – British flags, Saint George’s flags, any item featuring a splash of matadorial colour – as an direct confrontation to anyone who doesn’t think that total cultural alignment is the best thing a individual might attain.

There doesn’t seem to be any natural braking system, that prompts reflection with core principles, their own hinterland, their own plan. Each incentive the political figure presents to them, they’ll chase. Consequently, no, it’s not fun to observe their collapse. They are pulling democratic norms down with them.