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Conservatism’s reinvention: Thatcher’s war on consensus
Thatcherism's lessons on building a conservative political coalition
Sep 10 • 
Jake Scott
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Starmer’s reshuffle: a power grab that weakens accountability?
Reclaiming No. 10 as the centre of power.
Sep 2 • 
Jake Scott
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Britain’s crisis years: decline, disorder, and the making of Thatcher’s moment
In the mid-1970s, Britain seemed adrift.
Sep 1 • 
Jake Scott

August 2025

Patriotism is spontaneous
As St George Flags and Union Jacks spring up across the country - and are then promptly taken down by puritanical councils - the idea that Britain is…
Aug 24 • 
Jake Scott
Reform’s mass deportation plan: ideology outpaces reality
From policy posturing to systemic overhaul
Aug 23
Poll Watch: Find Out Now, 21.8.25
Pollster: Find Out Now
Aug 21
Britain’s quiet tax revolution
What has already changed, and what’s yet to come
Aug 21 • 
Jake Scott
Poll Watch: YouGov, 20.8.25
Pollster: YouGov
Aug 20
Theories of Hegemony: How to build and hold a political (not just parliamentary) majority
Learning the strategic lessons of Thatcherism.
Aug 18 • 
Jake Scott
Russia’s peace talks victory lap
And what the West should really be worried about.
Aug 15 • 
Jake Scott
How can a Conservative coalition be built?
Learning the strategic lessons of Thatcherism.
Aug 14 • 
Jake Scott
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Poll Watch: YouGov, 7.8.25
Pollster: YouGov
Aug 7
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