A new approach to right-wing politics is needed - we must embrace a wider ecosystem of ideas and institutions that can shape us. Otherwise, the Left will keep winning and Britain will keep declining.
Hi Albie. Thanks for responding. I'll address your points as well as I can in this concise medium of Comments.
- I'm a paid subscriber - posts are notably normally accurate, with moral clarity, and classically liberal. I come for the first two and some variation around the third!
- You said "One minute, they are cheering speakers who say migrant hotels should be burned down". 1. Who said this? 2. Is this therefore what Reform crowds were cheering? This is a far different statement from what Lucy Connelly actually tweeted and deleted, for example (though what she did say was awful). Unless I'm wrong this felt inaccurate and a slur at least.
- I think citing David Frost for signing the Brexit deal with the ECHR in it, as meaning Reform are 'no antidote', is a bit of a soft target and stretch. I think it's clear he did that through gritted teeth with no viable alternative, and it got softened to 'respect the framework of the ECHR' which gave possible get-outs. Feels a bit unfair on him and a stretch to use this as evidence on 'no antidote'.
- "Nigel Farage is begging for police intervention when violent language is aimed at him". This seemed confused between 'free speech' and 'inciting violence'. If the latter, then Mr Farage is perfectly entitled to ask for police intervention. So this seemed a bit confused/confusing and not a clear argument.
- etc
- But then I see you suggesting that people should back a Reform London Mayoral candidacy, so I'm wondering about your deeper thoughts.
- So as I'm grappling for accuracy and clarity, I also saw your advert/bio as on National Executive of Conservatives LGBT+. Which is fine, but it's also an area I'm struggling to find policy clarity on, hence my questions. I'm sorry if it's clear on the website but I missed it - it just seemed to leave a lot of unanswered questions. I know some who would consider donating but do not, for lack of clear boundaries one way or another.
I hope that helps answer your question. Thanks for the post - free speech!
Accusations are made here. But incorrect and perhaps defamatory.
Additionally I note Conservatives LGBT+ National Executive. An honest question that the electorate will need answering...
I can see on web a Conservatives LGBT+ constitution with Aims and requests for ££ and events, but no beliefs, values or policies. Am I missing something?
So...
Does that title exclude or include Q? If so why; if not why not?
What else does it contain, definitionally?
What is not allowed in LGBT'+'? (limits).
Which takes preference, safe spaces for women or trans rights?
Wow, what an inspiring piece, Albie. Your assessment of the British right is bang on.
This has the feel of a foundational document for the Fighting for a Free Future movement - we must fight for our values and the kind of future we want to see. Onwards and upwards!
Alive, despite the froth and the charge of the light brigade stance in the dodo box I think you have accurately described the situation of the symptoms and to some extent the cause. But it’s not the prognosis that’s right for the Right! I’m sorry but, the last thing we need is a Milei! The basket case of Argentina is not us. If you think that’s the calibre of politician we need, well in Christian terms…. God help us! What part of cuts do you think is you’d got the nation? Less hospitals and nurses? More potholes? Less aircraft on carriers? Less front line soldiers? Even fewer border force taxis? Where is the leadership in that I ask? This type of confused thinking is what’s got the Tory’s where they are…. Nowhere. Now Garage is a born Leader alright but not of our nation. A pub crawl maybe! But his policy’s are unraveling. So don’t bank on them being electable anytime soon. Not in a general election. Yes it’s his to lose. But, lose he will. As for Starmer his punching over his weight and the Greens and the Liberals are just as dreary. The common theme is incompetence. It’s my opinion that none are good enough in truth. We need truth. The whole truth and nothing but the truth from all leaders and officials. But towing a party line is for simpletons. What is needed, your right, radical new thinking. But it’s got to be based on great policy’s. Doing more cuts isn’t a new or radical policy! It’s much more of the same!!… and as for tough choices and big decisions!…. OMG!! Do you all think we can’t see through that rubbish? It’s total cobblers! Get policy’s that people can rally around effortlessly because it’s right not necessarily Right! Stop deluding yourselves and ourselves. All we want is someone in charge to send out a border force gun boat, say 10 fast ribs with armed soldiers to board those boats and turn to him back around and take them back to France! It’s not rocket science! It’s a statement of strength that we will no longer put up with the French taking the mickey anymore! And keep doing it. What will France do? Have a fight? No show them the contempt we get from them. Don’t pontificate over leaving a treaty! Don’t let them reach our shores. Enough is enough. As for the economy, stop cuts! We’ve had years of them. Open your eyes man. Look at the potholes outside your house. Go and line up in A&E or live on a state pension for a year! The whole system doesent work because we are underfunded. We borrow because we’re underfunded. And we borrow from those who are not underfunded. They are overfunded. That’s not socialism it’s the truth! Make money move from those who have it by making them SPEND it! It’s SPENDING that oils the wheels of the nation not cuts, that’s idiotic! If the people you want to stop SPENDING then how will all your businesses make any money? Take away a massive part of our economy and what have you got then? For goodness sake start thinking and stop trying to think. If it’s too hot in the kitchen, get out. And let someone who can take the heat do it. It’s not Grant Shapps or Kemmi. It’s not Farage or Jenrik that I do know.
Hi Albie. Thanks for responding. I'll address your points as well as I can in this concise medium of Comments.
- I'm a paid subscriber - posts are notably normally accurate, with moral clarity, and classically liberal. I come for the first two and some variation around the third!
- You said "One minute, they are cheering speakers who say migrant hotels should be burned down". 1. Who said this? 2. Is this therefore what Reform crowds were cheering? This is a far different statement from what Lucy Connelly actually tweeted and deleted, for example (though what she did say was awful). Unless I'm wrong this felt inaccurate and a slur at least.
- I think citing David Frost for signing the Brexit deal with the ECHR in it, as meaning Reform are 'no antidote', is a bit of a soft target and stretch. I think it's clear he did that through gritted teeth with no viable alternative, and it got softened to 'respect the framework of the ECHR' which gave possible get-outs. Feels a bit unfair on him and a stretch to use this as evidence on 'no antidote'.
- "Nigel Farage is begging for police intervention when violent language is aimed at him". This seemed confused between 'free speech' and 'inciting violence'. If the latter, then Mr Farage is perfectly entitled to ask for police intervention. So this seemed a bit confused/confusing and not a clear argument.
- etc
- But then I see you suggesting that people should back a Reform London Mayoral candidacy, so I'm wondering about your deeper thoughts.
- So as I'm grappling for accuracy and clarity, I also saw your advert/bio as on National Executive of Conservatives LGBT+. Which is fine, but it's also an area I'm struggling to find policy clarity on, hence my questions. I'm sorry if it's clear on the website but I missed it - it just seemed to leave a lot of unanswered questions. I know some who would consider donating but do not, for lack of clear boundaries one way or another.
I hope that helps answer your question. Thanks for the post - free speech!
An unusually confused post on this account.
Accusations are made here. But incorrect and perhaps defamatory.
Additionally I note Conservatives LGBT+ National Executive. An honest question that the electorate will need answering...
I can see on web a Conservatives LGBT+ constitution with Aims and requests for ££ and events, but no beliefs, values or policies. Am I missing something?
So...
Does that title exclude or include Q? If so why; if not why not?
What else does it contain, definitionally?
What is not allowed in LGBT'+'? (limits).
Which takes preference, safe spaces for women or trans rights?
Do you support LGB International?
All seems vague and hence confused.
Not sure what LGBT conservatives has to do with this article, why have your brought that up? What, in your opinion, is “incorrect/perhaps defamatory”?
Hi Albie. Replied in main comments here.
Wow, what an inspiring piece, Albie. Your assessment of the British right is bang on.
This has the feel of a foundational document for the Fighting for a Free Future movement - we must fight for our values and the kind of future we want to see. Onwards and upwards!
Alive, despite the froth and the charge of the light brigade stance in the dodo box I think you have accurately described the situation of the symptoms and to some extent the cause. But it’s not the prognosis that’s right for the Right! I’m sorry but, the last thing we need is a Milei! The basket case of Argentina is not us. If you think that’s the calibre of politician we need, well in Christian terms…. God help us! What part of cuts do you think is you’d got the nation? Less hospitals and nurses? More potholes? Less aircraft on carriers? Less front line soldiers? Even fewer border force taxis? Where is the leadership in that I ask? This type of confused thinking is what’s got the Tory’s where they are…. Nowhere. Now Garage is a born Leader alright but not of our nation. A pub crawl maybe! But his policy’s are unraveling. So don’t bank on them being electable anytime soon. Not in a general election. Yes it’s his to lose. But, lose he will. As for Starmer his punching over his weight and the Greens and the Liberals are just as dreary. The common theme is incompetence. It’s my opinion that none are good enough in truth. We need truth. The whole truth and nothing but the truth from all leaders and officials. But towing a party line is for simpletons. What is needed, your right, radical new thinking. But it’s got to be based on great policy’s. Doing more cuts isn’t a new or radical policy! It’s much more of the same!!… and as for tough choices and big decisions!…. OMG!! Do you all think we can’t see through that rubbish? It’s total cobblers! Get policy’s that people can rally around effortlessly because it’s right not necessarily Right! Stop deluding yourselves and ourselves. All we want is someone in charge to send out a border force gun boat, say 10 fast ribs with armed soldiers to board those boats and turn to him back around and take them back to France! It’s not rocket science! It’s a statement of strength that we will no longer put up with the French taking the mickey anymore! And keep doing it. What will France do? Have a fight? No show them the contempt we get from them. Don’t pontificate over leaving a treaty! Don’t let them reach our shores. Enough is enough. As for the economy, stop cuts! We’ve had years of them. Open your eyes man. Look at the potholes outside your house. Go and line up in A&E or live on a state pension for a year! The whole system doesent work because we are underfunded. We borrow because we’re underfunded. And we borrow from those who are not underfunded. They are overfunded. That’s not socialism it’s the truth! Make money move from those who have it by making them SPEND it! It’s SPENDING that oils the wheels of the nation not cuts, that’s idiotic! If the people you want to stop SPENDING then how will all your businesses make any money? Take away a massive part of our economy and what have you got then? For goodness sake start thinking and stop trying to think. If it’s too hot in the kitchen, get out. And let someone who can take the heat do it. It’s not Grant Shapps or Kemmi. It’s not Farage or Jenrik that I do know.