The Tories have a debate on their hands about what direction they should go in. Do they return to the politics of the Cameron coalition? This delivered majority government, won over a greater percentage of AB (better off) voters, won more university towns, more professionals but fewer rural areas. Or should the Tories double down and become the Brexit party, moving towards what Nick Timothy says is the “National” party, with a rural, less affluent base led by someone like Boris Johnson?
The choice is far from straightforward and there are five big considerations for the party to take into account on this issue before deciding which path to take:
- Demographic parameters: which demographic groups will get larger or smaller over time?
- Electoral system: what votes are “more equal” than others?
- Party political considerations: what makes the party unique? Can a whole party be subsumed by another? Which parties can act in consort with each other?
- Brexit: what is actually possible while this is being carried out?
- Ethical and political considerations: what are the worldviews and political positions of each political coalition?
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