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Throughout history when party chiefs have seemed almost sensible superficially – and other moments where they have sounded wildly irrational, yet remained popular by party loyalists. This is not either of those times. One prominent Conservative left the crowd unmoved when she spoke at her conference, even as she presented the provocative rhetoric of migrant-baiting she assumed they wanted.

The issue wasn't that they’d all awakened with a revived feeling of humanity; rather they were skeptical she’d ever be in a position to deliver it. It was, fake vegan meat. The party dislikes such approaches. A veteran Tory reportedly described it as a “jazz funeral”: boisterous, energetic, but nonetheless a farewell.

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Certain members are taking another squiz at Robert Jenrick, who was a hard “no” at the beginning – but as things conclude, and everyone else has departed. Others are creating a excitement around Katie Lam, a recently elected representative of the newest members, who appears as a Shires Tory while wallpapering her social media with border-control messaging.

Might she become the figurehead to counter opposition forces, now outpolling the Conservatives by 20 points? Is there a word for defeating opponents by becoming exactly like them? Furthermore, should one not exist, maybe we can use an expression from martial arts?

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You don’t even have to consider overseas examples to know this, or consult a prominent academic's influential work, the historical examination: every one of your synapses is emphasizing it. Moderate conservatism is the essential firewall preventing the radical elements.

Ziblatt’s thesis is that democracies survive by satisfying the “elite classes” happy. I have reservations as an organising principle. It feels as though we’ve been catering to the affluent and connected for ages, at the detriment of other citizens, and they rarely appear sufficiently content to stop wanting to make cuts out of disability benefits.

However, his study isn’t a hunch, it’s an archival deep dive into the pre-Nazi German National People’s Party during the Weimar Republic (combined with the England's ruling party in that historical context). Once centrist parties falters in conviction, when it starts to adopt the buzzwords and symbolic politics of the far right, it hands them the steering wheel.

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The former Prime Minister associating with a controversial strategist was a clear case – but extremist sympathies has become so obvious now as to obliterate any other party narratives. Where are the traditional Tories, who prize predictability, tradition, legal frameworks, the pride of Britain on the international platform?

What happened to the reformers, who defined the country in terms of economic engines, not powder kegs? Let me emphasize, I had reservations regarding both groups either, but the contrast is dramatic how those worldviews – the one nation Tory, the reformist element – have been erased, superseded by relentless demonisation: of newcomers, Islamic communities, social support users and demonstrators.

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And talk about issues they reject. They portray rallies by elderly peace activists as “festivals of animosity” and use flags – union flags, Saint George’s flags, all objects bearing a bold patriotic hues – as an clear provocation to anyone who doesn’t think that total cultural alignment is the best thing a individual might attain.

There appears to be no any natural braking system, that prompts reflection with their own values, their own hinterland, their own plan. Any stick the political figure presents to them, they’ll chase. So, no, it’s not fun to watch them implode. They are dragging social cohesion into the abyss.