Aris Roussinos

At a time of unprecedented political volatility, in picking Kemi Badenoch for leader, the Conservative Party’s ageing membership — if not, apparently, its MPs — chose continuity. It is perhaps a sign of how radically British politics is shifting (largely, ironically, as a result of the Conservative Party’s own failed governance record) that by the [...]Read More...

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