When future #historians look back at the period 2010-2024, how will they balance in their analysis the following factors, when analysing the policies & actions of the successive #Tory administrations of this period?
a. incompetence
b. ignorance (stupidity)
c. corruption
d. strategy (to include enrichment of particular groups)
c. & d. many well be linked but one can also see political scenarios where d. is the result of ideology not corruption.
(This work has, of course, already started!)
@ChrisMayLA6
Apologies for the tangent.
But IMO the underpinning ethos of the Tory Party is that it is the natural party of government.
Everything else flows from that.
- Corruption, well, not ideal but acceptable if it's not too blatant.
- Incompetence, well not really, can't be, he's One Of Us, a natural ruler.
- Ignorance? don't be silly, it's obvious we know best.
- Strategy towards particular groups: Maybe. Groups must accept Tories' divine right.
@ChrisMayLA6
This also illuminates the British consitution.
It relies on "good chaps", which is why they have never seen a reason to write it down; personal honour was an absolute and cads like Joseph Chamberlain were an outlier, useful but fundamentally not One Of Us.
(Obviously this is a moveable feast and often honoured more in the breach.)
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
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