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There have been times when Conservative leaders have sounded almost sensible outwardly – and other moments where they have sounded wildly irrational, yet remained popular by party loyalists. We are not in that situation. Kemi Badenoch failed to inspire attendees when she addressed her conference, while she presented the divisive talking points of anti-immigration sentiment she assumed they wanted.

It’s not so much that they’d all awakened with a fresh awareness of humanity; more that they lacked faith she’d ever be able to deliver it. It was, an imitation. The party dislikes such approaches. An influential party member apparently called it a “themed procession”: boisterous, vigorous, but still a parting.

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Some are having renewed consideration at one contender, who was a firm rejection at the beginning – but with proceedings winding down, and everyone else has left. Some are fostering a buzz around Katie Lam, a young parliamentarian of the newest members, who looks like a traditional Conservative while saturating her socials with immigration-critical posts.

Is she poised as the figurehead to counter opposition forces, now surpassing the Conservatives by a substantial lead? Does a term exist for overcoming competitors by mirroring their stance? Furthermore, if there isn’t, surely we could adopt a term from martial arts?

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You don’t even have to examine America to understand this, or consult a prominent academic's groundbreaking study, his analysis of political systems: your entire mental framework is screaming it. The mainstream right is the essential firewall resisting the extremist factions.

His research conclusion is that political systems endure by satisfying the “propertied and powerful” happy. Personally, I question this as an fundamental rule. It feels as though we’ve been catering to the privileged groups for decades, at the cost of other citizens, and they never seem sufficiently content to cease desiring to make cuts out of social welfare.

But his analysis goes beyond conjecture, it’s an thorough historical examination into the historical German conservative group during the Weimar Republic (in parallel to the England's ruling party around the early 1900s). When the mainstream right becomes uncertain, if it commences to adopt the rhetoric and superficial stances of the extremist elements, it transfers the control.

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The former Prime Minister aligning with an influential advisor was a notable instance – but far-right flirtation has become so evident now as to eliminate competing Conservative messages. Where are the established party members, who prize stability, preservation, governing principles, the national prestige on the world stage?

Why have we lost the progressives, who portrayed the nation in terms of growth centers, not powder kegs? Let me emphasize, I wasn’t wild about both groups as well, but it's remarkably noticeable how such perspectives – the broad-church approach, the reformist element – have been eliminated, in favour of constant vilification: of newcomers, Muslims, social support users and protesters.

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And talk about what they cannot stand for any more. They characterize rallies by older demonstrators as “carnivals of hatred” and display banners – national emblems, English symbols, any item featuring a vibrant national tones – as an open challenge to those questioning that total cultural alignment is the best thing a person could possibly be.

There doesn’t seem to be any natural braking system, encouraging reassessment with their own values, their own hinterland, their stated objectives. Whatever provocation the Reform leader throws for them, they’ll chase. Consequently, absolutely not, it’s not fun to observe their collapse. They’re taking social cohesion down with them.