The Tory party has been infected by a purist brainworm
This summer’s leadership contest has taken place in a parallel ideological universe.
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Inside the Tory grassroots: what do members really want?
In Beaconsfield, one of the largest Conservative associations in the country, activists are frustrated and fearful of defeat.
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Liz Truss says that an economic recession “is not inevitable”
The Foreign Secretary has suggested that the fiscal downturn could be averted with her planned tax cuts.
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What Tory leadership candidate would dare make David Cameron’s pitch today?
Revisiting the former prime minister’s original message in 2005 shows how much the Tories have changed for the worse.
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Liz Truss is weak on policy – but she’s winning anyway
With every hustings, the Foreign Secretary’s performance has become more relaxed and assured.
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Liz Truss is channelling Boris Johnson, not Margaret Thatcher
The Tory frontrunner’s U-turn over public sector pay shows an affinity for post-truth politics.
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Liz Truss still appears unstoppable despite her embarrassing U-turn on pay
A new poll has given the Foreign Secretary a 34-point lead, leaving Rishi Sunak with little time to close the…
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Liz Truss’s public sector pay U-turn is a warning to her – and to the Conservatives
The Tory front-runner’s embarrassing retreat shows the danger of fixating on tax cuts and shrinking the state.
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