Ben Cope: Conservatives won’t beat Reform UK with facts, it's feelings that matter

Ben Cope: Conservatives won’t beat Reform UK with facts, it's feelings that matter

Ben Cope is a political commentator. During a viral TV debate in 2015, transgender broadcaster Zoey Tur threatened conservative pundit Ben Shapiro for refusing to use her preferred gender pronouns. Shapiro responded: “forget about the disrespect. The facts don’t care about your feelings.” The line became a rallying cry for conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic, aimed at progressives seen to be prioritising emotion over reason. Fast forward…