"Britain needs the Conservative party. That's a line I never expected to write. For most of my life under their fiefdom, the natural party of government has commanded the media, business and political donations. It has presided, especially since the 1980s, over capital supremacy at the expense of labour, sky-high inequality, public service degradation and me-first individualism. So it should be a joy to read its obituary everywhere, as it apparently faces oblivion, the abyss and extinction."
"The next iteration of the right risks being the Trumpist, foreigner-persecuting world of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson. Kemi Badenoch's opening conference speech walked her party further along that plank: mimicking his policies, she makes Faragism respectable, a small step for Danny Kruger defectors. Polling at 16%, its membership has fallen below the soaring Greens, suggests Prof Tim Bale, expert on conservatism. Tory voters under 50 are rarer than red squirrels, less educated older voters their last domain, says Bale."
The Conservative party has historically commanded media, business and political donations and presided since the 1980s over capital supremacy, rising inequality, degraded public services and individualism. The party now faces potential collapse, which could allow a more extreme right represented by Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson to gain ground. Kemi Badenoch's conference speech moved the party toward Farage-style policies, mimicking Reform UK and attempting to woo traditional Tory media. Polling near 16% and falling membership underline the crisis, with Tory support increasingly concentrated among older, less-educated voters. Proposals to leave the European convention on human rights and abolish the Climate Change Act risk repelling remaining supporters.
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