Conservatives in the mist

Conservatives in the mist

If you checked out Foreign Policy magazine on Thursday, you might have caught a piece by Thomas Carothers, who directs the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It’s a lofty title, and he’s got a lofty thesis that’s sure to tick off a good number of FP’s similarly pedigreed readers: “ Actually, Trump Has a Coherent Vision.” The subhead reads, “What seems like chaos is in fact a unified pl…

Steve Harden: The Conservatives locally need to rediscover our values. Not just wait for change nationally.

Cllr Steve Harden is the Shadow Cabinet Member for Environmental Services on Rushmoor Borough Council. In July 2024, the Conservatives fell to the worst general election defeat in the party’s history, followed by another round of disappointing local election results in 2025. Conservatives across the country woke to a new reality, councillors lost, council administrations changed – and new Members of Parliament. For many, this has been an agonisi…