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It has been another extraordinary week in politics. Nigel Farage resigned as Ukip leader, Labour MPs are still trying – but failing – to get rid of Jeremy Corbyn, and the Conservatives are in the midst of a leadership contest. But while most Tory MPs are asking who should come next, James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson argue in this week’s magazine that the question should be what should come next. Britain needs a new form of Conservatism – and the Tory party needs to become the new workers’ party. So what makes this post-Brexit time special, and why should the Conservatives be considering new policies? In this week’s Spectator Podcast, Isabel Hardman is joined by Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth, as well as Spectator columnist Matthew Parris.
On the podcast, which you can listen to using the player above, Fraser explains why a more egalitarian conservatism is vital today:
‘The Tories were very good, during the Coalition era, of taking people from welfare and into work.
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