The odious Blair’s reform of the HoL, in which he took an apparently indefensible institution and turned it into an actually indefensible institution, would appear to prove your point.
If it means a return to real conservatism, it is probably a good idea…. Unfortunately the hereditary principal doesn’t seem to have stopped that class from betting on everything but Britain.
Fraser Bailey
3 years ago
Can I be the first to make the ‘hair apparent’ joke?
Looking at the people who get elected, perhaps the hereditary principle ain’t so bad after all…
The odious Blair’s reform of the HoL, in which he took an apparently indefensible institution and turned it into an actually indefensible institution, would appear to prove your point.
If it means a return to real conservatism, it is probably a good idea…. Unfortunately the hereditary principal doesn’t seem to have stopped that class from betting on everything but Britain.
Can I be the first to make the ‘hair apparent’ joke?
I read “hair appointment”
“Rishimania”?! God help us all.
With reference to the penultimate paragraph – democracy is failing.
Good piece. So Rishi in no rushy.
Jacob Rees-Mogg?
Sunak seems to have the qualities to be the heir apparent to Johnson since he seems to be equally vapid.
I wouldn’t rule out the hand of Gove. I think he may be very influential behind the scenes.
As the Smiths didn’t quite sing:
‘Hand of Gove, the sun shines out of his behind…’