What do you mean you didn't watch Kemi Badenoch's keynote speech at Conservative Party conference? Why, what a treat you missed out on. There were innovative and original policies like abolishing "mickey mouse" degrees, throwing bungs at rich landowners by reversing Labour's land tax, promising to spend half of her welfare cuts on paying off the public debt, abolishing stamp duty, clamping down on workers' rights, and subsidising private schools. An exciting policy agenda I'm sure you'll agree, and one that would very definitely reverse the long Tory slide.
Luckily, if you're one of the few people that have wondered about whatever happened to the Tory party, I sat down with Alex of Politics Theory Other fame to discuss all things Conservative. I guarantee it's more informative and entertaining than any amount of conference and fringe events that have streamed this week.
Hey Phil, they've noticed! And the most realistic proposed solution is: trying to become Libs of TikTok.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3e7lj177jyo
Standout quote... '"By the next election there will be voters who haven't experienced a Conservative government in their adult life so that need for contrition is probably less," says Lynam.' Because 16yo first time voters won't remember anything from before age 11, I guess?
I enjoyed the Politics Other podcast, Phil. Just wondering about your comments about the age makeup of potential Reform voters? You say the more-aged voter will stay with the Tories but the more middle-aged, in-work, socially conservative voter will go for Reform. I think there’s a class analysis missing here. The in-work, petty bourgeoisie are the key to understanding this cohort of Reform voters. They want deregulation and to pay less tax and NI. They see immigrants as a threat to their own labour value and are not much interested in minutiae of politics outside their own vested interests. Historically, the petty bourgeoisie are the backbone to fascism.
Saw you mate Candi Chetwynd in a video from the Tory conference praising Kemi. Among her unique qualities apparently is that she is a mother.
ReplyDeleteHey Phil, they've noticed! And the most realistic proposed solution is: trying to become Libs of TikTok.
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Standout quote... '"By the next election there will be voters who haven't experienced a Conservative government in their adult life so that need for contrition is probably less," says Lynam.' Because 16yo first time voters won't remember anything from before age 11, I guess?
I was 10 when Thatcher stepped down, and it inspired me to never vote Tory my entire life.
DeleteI enjoyed the Politics Other podcast, Phil. Just wondering about your comments about the age makeup of potential Reform voters? You say the more-aged voter will stay with the Tories but the more middle-aged, in-work, socially conservative voter will go for Reform. I think there’s a class analysis missing here. The in-work, petty bourgeoisie are the key to understanding this cohort of Reform voters. They want deregulation and to pay less tax and NI. They see immigrants as a threat to their own labour value and are not much interested in minutiae of politics outside their own vested interests. Historically, the petty bourgeoisie are the backbone to fascism.
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