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There have been times when Conservative leaders have appeared reasonably coherent outwardly – and alternate phases where they have come across as animal crackers, yet remained popular by their party. This is not such a scenario. One prominent Conservative left the crowd unmoved when she spoke at her conference, despite she threw out the red meat of anti-immigration sentiment she believed they wanted.

It’s not so much that they’d all arisen with a revived feeling of humanity; instead they didn’t believe she’d ever be in a position to follow through. Effectively, an imitation. The party dislikes such approaches. One senior Conservative reportedly described it as a “New Orleans funeral”: loud, energetic, but still a goodbye.

What Next for this Party That Can Reasonably Claim to Make for Itself as the Top-Performing Political Organization in History?

Some are having a fresh look at a particular MP, who was a firm rejection at the outset – but as things conclude, and everyone else has withdrawn. Others are creating a excitement around a rising star, a 34-year-old MP of the newest members, who looks like a traditional Conservative while filling her online profiles with anti-migrant content.

Is she poised as the figurehead to challenge the rival party, now outpolling the Conservatives by a significant margin? Is there a word for overcoming competitors by adopting their policies? Furthermore, should one not exist, perhaps we might borrow one from martial arts?

If You’re Enjoying Such Events, in a How-the-Mighty-Are-Fallen Way, in a Consequence-Based Way, That Is Understandable – Yet Totally Misguided

It isn't necessary to consider overseas examples to understand this, nor read Daniel Ziblatt’s influential work, the historical examination: every one of your synapses is shouting it. Centrist right-wing parties is the essential firewall resisting the extremist factions.

His research conclusion is that political systems endure by satisfying the “elite classes” happy. Personally, I question this as an fundamental rule. It feels as though we’ve been catering to the propertied and powerful for ages, at the expense of the broader population, and they rarely appear sufficiently content to stop wanting to take a bite out of social welfare.

But his analysis is not speculation, it’s an archival deep dive into the pre-Nazi German National People’s Party during the pre-war period (combined with the England's ruling party circa 1906). When the mainstream right falters in conviction, when it starts to pursue the buzzwords and symbolic politics of the far right, it cedes the control.

Previous Instances Showed Similar Patterns In the Referendum Aftermath

Boris Johnson aligning with Steve Bannon was one particularly egregious example – but extremist sympathies has become so obvious now as to overshadow all remaining Tory talking points. Where are the established party members, who prize predictability, conservation, governing principles, the UK reputation on the world stage?

What happened to the modernisers, who portrayed the nation in terms of growth centers, not volatile situations? Don’t get me wrong, I didn't particularly support any of them either, but it's remarkably noticeable how such perspectives – the one nation Tory, the reformist element – have been marginalized, in favour of relentless demonisation: of immigrants, Islamic communities, benefit claimants and demonstrators.

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While discussing issues they reject. They describe protests by 75-year-old pacifists as “displays of hostility” and employ symbols – union flags, English symbols, all objects bearing a splash of matadorial colour – as an clear provocation to individuals doubting that complete national identity is the highest ideal a individual might attain.

There appears to be no any built-in restraint, that prompts reflection with core principles, their own hinterland, their own plan. Whatever provocation Nigel Farage presents to them, they’ll chase. Therefore, definitely not, it isn't enjoyable to observe their collapse. They’re taking civil society into the abyss.