16214-SGW-Sixth Form Journal 2023-HI Res

POLITICS & ECONOMY

British politics once again, or has the rot truly set in and will we see the Conservatives wiped out at the next general election and slowly fade into the political mist akin to the old Liberal party? In my view, I find this highly unlikely, there is no doubt that an ideological split between the Conservative parliamentary party and the party membership has rarely been so explicit. However, historically, the Conservative party has had a habit of pivoting and moulding its position to suit the needs of the electorate; it is just a question of whether internal issues will force the Conservatives to focus solely on maintaining party unity, rather than on policy that will address the growing list of crises that the public will have to bear the brunt of.

fast asleep, dreaming delightedly about their own righteousness and their thirst for high office rather than seeking effective governance. Is there a way out of this mess? One could tackle this question looking at social behaviourism, and say that we are a belief- based species that needs to have a social order, but is the current political system democratic enough to tackle this? Can it resist the tribal pushes and pulls of the elected and the electorate? It is possible to argue that in a similar fashion to the catastrophic ending of the Major government, the Conservatives just need a time out of office to address the in-fighting and come back united to dominate

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