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There have been times when Conservative leaders have appeared moderately rational on the surface – and different periods where they have come across as animal crackers, yet continued to be cherished by their party. We are not in that situation. Kemi Badenoch didn't energize the audience when she presented to her conference, while she presented the divisive talking points of anti-immigration sentiment she thought they wanted.

The issue wasn't that they’d all arisen with a fresh awareness of humanity; rather they didn’t believe she’d ever be equipped to follow through. In practice, a substitute. Tories hate that. A veteran Tory apparently called it a “themed procession”: loud, energetic, but still a goodbye.

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Some are having a fresh look at one contender, who was a definite refusal at the outset – but now it’s the end, and everyone else has withdrawn. Some are fostering a interest around a rising star, a recently elected representative of the latest cohort, who looks like a Shires Tory while wallpapering her socials with border-control messaging.

Might she become the standard-bearer to counter the rival party, now leading the Conservatives by 20 points? Is there a word for overcoming competitors by mirroring their stance? Moreover, assuming no phrase fits, surely we could adopt a term from fighting disciplines?

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One need not look at the US to grasp this point, nor read the scholar's influential work, his analysis of political systems: your entire mental framework is emphasizing it. Centrist right-wing parties is the key defense preventing the extremist factions.

Ziblatt’s thesis is that political systems endure by satisfying the “wealthy and influential” happy. Personally, I question this as an fundamental rule. One gets the impression as though we’ve been indulging the privileged groups over generations, at the expense of the broader population, and they never seem sufficiently content to stop wanting to take a bite out of disability benefits.

However, his study goes beyond conjecture, it’s an comprehensive document review into the pre-Nazi German National People’s Party during the interwar Germany (combined with the England's ruling party in that historical context). As moderate conservatism becomes uncertain, when it starts to adopt the buzzwords and gesture-based policies of the extremist elements, it transfers the steering wheel.

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The former Prime Minister associating with an influential advisor was a clear case – but far-right flirtation has become so obvious now as to eliminate competing Tory talking points. What happened to the traditional Tories, who value stability, tradition, legal frameworks, the pride of Britain on the international platform?

Where did they go the modernisers, who portrayed the nation in terms of powerhouses, not volatile situations? Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t wild about either faction either, but it’s absolutely striking how such perspectives – the broad-church approach, the Cameroonian Conservative – have been eliminated, superseded by constant vilification: of newcomers, Muslims, welfare recipients and activists.

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And talk about positions they oppose. They describe rallies by elderly peace activists as “displays of hostility” and use flags – union flags, English symbols, anything with a vibrant national tones – as an direct confrontation to individuals doubting that complete national identity is the best thing a person could possibly be.

There appears to be no any natural braking system, where they check back in with fundamental beliefs, their historical context, their original agenda. Any stick Nigel Farage presents to them, they follow. Therefore, no, it’s not fun to watch them implode. They are pulling social cohesion into the abyss.