While I do not agree with Sandbrook on a number of issues, this is a good start to a discussion. I don’t think that Jenrick would ever deign to read it to understand any of the nuance though.
‘Perhaps, as Farage and Jenrick presumably calculate, there are more votes to be won in stoking the fires than in dousing them. If so, that would be a shame. Britain really should be better than that.’
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IT WOULD be understandable to treat the just-concluded Tory Party conference as a non-event. The party is languishing in the opinion polls, having lost significant support since the 2024 general election, already its worst result since 1834.Leader Kemi Badenoch has made next to no public impression, and few grassroots Conservatives troubled to make the trip to Manchester. Even the once-ubiquitous corporate lobbyists and donors largely stayed away.
The menace represented by Jenrick must not be easily dismissed.
https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/menace-represented-jenrick-must-not-be-easily-dismissed
IT WOULD be understandable to treat the just-concluded Tory Party conference as a non-event. The party is languishing in the opinion polls, having lost significant support since the 2024 general election, already its worst result since 1834.Leader Kemi Badenoch has made next to no public impression, and few grassroots Conservatives troubled to make the trip to Manchester. Even the once-ubiquitous corporate lobbyists and donors largely stayed away.
Analysis of the Conservative Party's Challenges at the 2025 Conference
At the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, key figures such as Adam Fleming and Chris Gray analyzed the party's current standing. Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick made headlines with controversial remarks about the demographic composition of Handsworth, Birmingham. During a dinner di... [More info]
Jenrick is going full Trump.
When Johnson purged the centralist core of the party he did for the Tories.
You start with a silly man and slide into a Farage.
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis 'activist judges’ are bringing the UK’s legal system into “disrepute” and vows to make appointments a political decision under a future Tory government.
Robert Jenrick Delivers Energetic Speech Boosting His Leadership Prospects
Robert Jenrick energized the Tory conference with a lively and confident speech that raised morale and strengthened his leadership prospects. Despite a controversial leaked comment about Birmingham, Jenrick won over the audience with wit and strong critiques of political opponents. He criticized act... [More info]