Josh Self

Josh Self is a political journalist and commentator who serves as Editor of Politics.co.uk.

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Week-in-Review
Week-in-Review: Brexit Britain fumbles for direction

Not all of what was said at the National Conservatism Conference this week can or should be subjected to detailed textual analysis — I’m thinking of Conservative MP Miriam Cates’ case against “cultural Marxism” and Danny Kruger’s exaltation of the “normative family”. But the discussion billed as a cosy “fireside chat” with Michael Gove, that… Read more »

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What the Conservative ‘right’ gets wrong about Rishi Sunak

After a rendition of God Save the King by Andrea Jenkyns — the opera-singing MP adorned with a Union flag-print fascinator, delegates to the inaugural conference of the Conservative Democratic Organisation were welcomed to Bournemouth on Saturday with a rousing if curious curtain-raiser: “Good morning real Conservatives!”.  This greeting, reportedly met with riotous applause from… Read more »