RE: Extinction Rebellion?29 Jan 2024 21:28
Hey nom, watched the Marr vid (thanks).
The UK electorate has historically been centre-right.
Whilst the Conservative party, in present form, clearly isn't centre-anything, it still represents the home for all moderate right leaning MPs - fiscally prudent traditionalists, even if they now have little influence.
Removing the centre-right from the electoral map in terms of a voting option could just drive more voters into the arms of extremists.
Where does a Dominic Grieve or a Rory Stewart fit into the political landscape going forward? Does removing the school of thought they represent from the political arena take away the ladder to a more moderate position, for those presently in the thrall of the populists.
Or perhaps the party is simply changing to better reflect what its would-be voters now want? A kind of Trump-light, and there aren't any votes left for moderate, right of centre thinking MPs these days.