After a truly terrible showing for the Conservatives at the election, the future of the most successful political party in the world is at a crossroads. Let’s remind ourselves how we got here. As Conservatives, our reputation rested on competence. A fundamental belief is that people keep more of their own money rather than pay it in taxes. We were pragmatic, not ideological. We would get on with the business of Government professionally and without drama. Being brutally fran,k that brand has been trashed in recent years by events worthy of soap operas. People just wanted to kick the Tories out…
