They don’t talk about politics in daily life; don’t write to local or national newspapers; most importantly, they’re not politically active online.
Maybe, just maybe, such a leader could take the Conservative Party in a different direction.
The more of us that come out of the closet – the political one – the more tolerant and reflective our culture will become.
We give you divorce reform, abortion law in Northern Ireland, citizenship rights for three million Hong Kongers, and the rainbow flag.
Countries need a balance of self-criticism and self-confidence. People are often called on to act for a greater good. But if Britain is shameful, why bother?
A limited suspension is one thing, lasting change would be another. And so often, nothing is so permanent as the temporary.
As a rule, the Conservatives are unclear about the politics of equality and identity. But there’s at least one Minister who isn’t.
“Why then do you still feel unable to share your true thoughts on social media – or even guilty for associating with those that you’d like to?”
We have a tremendous opportunity to lead the response, and we must not cede any ground to a newly energised anti-environment lobby.
It represents an emergency call to arms – not a permanent transition towards a command society.
The government’s initial response was in fact admirably Burkean. The full force of law was used sparingly. And you know what? It did the trick.
The Treasury’s decision is a vital moment in the battle against coronavirus and in the emerging consensus about the country we want to be in future.
Whether moderate right Conservative, or moderate left, austerity is dead, and this new age will be with us for a long time to come.
The Conservative victory in the general election of 2019, on a promise to Get Brexit Done, was a crushing defeat for them.
Our electoral success has rested in large measure on an ability and willingness to adapt to the realities of social and economic change.