The conference showed a large number of people, many of them young, wondering what part a rehabilitated, reinvigorated, Christian conservatism inspired by Burke and Disraeli might have to play.
With economics, sleaze and environmentalism off the table, Labour is only left with the culture wars to fight the Tories on.
The future was that we would be colour-blind. Instead, wokeism tells us we should see each other as members of different races.
Ed West is the deputy editor of The Catholic Herald. Follow Ed on Twitter. I’m always fearful that one day I’ll end up as one of those angry men who shout at Radio 4 – the wife raising her eyes, thinking to herself “here he goes again”. And I suspect that the early signs of […]
In what is sadly his last blogpost for the Telegraph, Ed West signs off with a meditation on the true meaning of conservatism: “One of the most telling comments David Cameron has ever made came last week when he accused some of his critics of being 'pessimists' for believing that he won’t get a deal […]
There’s nothing better than being proven right, even if it’s to confirm your original prediction of doom-laden misery.