well that was a shit show but a necessary one. I'm happy to confirm that in my place the Tories held. I'm true blue to the end, as in small 'c' conservative. I sincerely hope that the Conservative Party will take this time out of government to reclaim true conservatism, and not the toxic populism that has been de rigueur since the push for Brexit gathered strength. I want nothing to do with populism hence my antipathy to the likes of Trump and Bojo. I do however recognise the cause of the populist movement, it has its place in political history, particularly when the State dislocates itself from the electorate, and that was certainly. the case post the global financial crisis. Hopefully we'll find our sense of who we are again! So many things to be resolved before we get there. Wealth inequality. The free rein tech moguls seem to have in this era, globalisation, immigration, climate change etc. All needs to be translate into a set of policies or political philosophies consistent with the core beliefs of true conservatism. It can be done but few if any politicians of the centre right have nailed it yet.
