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Appalled that Suella Braverman thinks it’s acceptable to continue with her populist tropes, whilst damning every other popular viewpoint that she does not think plays well to the part of the electorate she seeks to appeal to. Surely no sane or serious politician can continue to promote the subjection of expert and evidence based social policy above what she reads as the opinions of those whose voice and vices she seeks to promote. What a sad future we have if we have over-ambitious politicians like this with such overweening conceit who seek to lead us. As a KC and former Vice- chair of the Bar’s professional Conduct Committee I have to support the referral recently made that her professional conduct be examined. That though is not the end of it. She needs to have greater pressure brought to bear by the Press to calm out her frankly ugly presentation of arguments for change, which appeal to all the worst instincts we are capable of possessing.

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Excellent you'll be there. Meloni bangs on about church, 2 parent families, anti LBGT, protecting Italian food from veganism. Le Pen just trashes Macron, an easy target these days. All European right obsessed with immigration but EU, Scholz tightening border protection burying Merkel; "Wir schaffen das welcome for 1 mn Syrian refugees 2105. Sir K, Stephen Kinnock toughish yesterday on immigration so not just right. Is it a Bring Back B project?

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Are there are genuine conservatives in the main three parties? The Conservatives seem to have been taken over by libertarians, and the other two are shades of progressive/liberal. Is there space for somebody that will care about institutions?

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From their website: "we see a world of independent nations as the only genuine alternative to universalist ideologies" I guess you can expect nihilistic identity politics as opposed to neocons. Enjoy!

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I wonder if any politicians from the GOP will have crossed the pond to join them?

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I think we could pretty much tell you what they’re going to say. Save you the trip? Tx

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I gather David that at the Chichester gallery there is a brilliant exhibition of gwen |John paintings

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Did any of them think that National [mainstream political party]is a bad name, and ‘Nat C’ makes it so much worse?

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Aren’t we just in the basic binary land of tax spending ‘our money to spend’ or ‘your money to spend’ - god i hope the young generation have fire in their belly to run countries with brains rather than brawn...

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Are they the Tories' Momentum or Tea Party? Even if it means losing power, do they prefer purity over compromise and messy centrist pragmatism?

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Plse explain how a government minister, Braverman, can address a Tory faction with a critical speech on government policy. She apparently will repeat the tired nostrum that we should train fruit pickers here. These are seasonal jobs that few Brits want. How dare she say ‘Britons will forget how to work’, The Times today. Insulting tosh!

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If you get a chance to ask about the moonshine target of building 300,000 homes a year, try this question: who is going to build them, and why should they? Further reading, my book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Homes-Peter-Bill/dp/1800460376

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I'd be interested in your observations on the following:

1. Do they believe this stuff, or is it just because they think it will win votes, intellectual posturing, money, what?

2. Where the focus lies - economic, social, cultural

Thanks

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Given I don’t believe anyone is simply evil. I would love to understand the world view of these people. I may be wrong about the evil bit.

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I suppose someone has to go. I hope you don’t have to pay?

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Is this different to the Rees-Mogg, Patel lot?

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