Last week’s election results were a thumping defeat for the Tories, and a warning of what is likely to follow at a general election. Although Labour under Keir Starmer is not as popular as New Labour under Blair, the electorate is wary of a Conservative Party that has no vision. All we seem to offer is an arguably competent management of the status quo, which the Labour Party seeks to mimic. Yet the status quo is not good enough. Public services are not of a satisfactory standard at the moment. HMRC cannot be bothered to answer the telephone and sets response targets that it does not meet. Min…