Leaders can’t command loyalty Interview with Andrew Marr on LBC after round 1 of the 2024 Conservative leadership contest in which Priti Patel was knocked out. https://open.substack.com/pub/fightingforafreefuture/p/leaders-cant-command-loyalty?r=2lrt4a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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?New paid subscriber Substack brimming with truth bombs: ??Power corrupts ?Influence and authority are earned at the price of consent and compromise. Corruption of principle and the appearance of it are evident in actions and outcomes. ?What is to be done? ?https://open.substack.com/pub/stevebakerfrsa/p/power-corrupts ?Excerpt: Labour recently ended universal winter fuel payments, […]
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Racism is running riot There is never any excuse for rioting and racism. It is also true that large numbers of people have legitimate grievances which have not been adequately addressed. A distinction must be drawn. https://stevebakerfrsa.substack.com/p/racism-is-running-riot
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A black female soldier who fronted British Army recruitment campaigns has spoken for the first time about how years of racist abuse and bullying made her life whilst serving “a living hell”. I am aghast and disgusted by this story of sustained disgraceful racist treatment: Army racism apology to black […]
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Calling for unity to win is never enough. Give MPs what they want: influence and a shared purpose. Is repeating, “Divided parties don’t win elections!” enough? No. This article covers: More: https://stevebakerfrsa.substack.com/p/how-to-unite-the-conservative-party
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If the Conservative party does not stand for freedom, it stands for nothing. The recent IEA panel and the challenge now facing those of us who are fighting for a free future. https://stevebakerfrsa.substack.com/p/the-future-of-the-right The Institute of Economic Affairs was good enough to invite me to speak as part of an […]
Read More Rachel Reeves is expected to argue Britain is “broke and broken”: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rachel-reeves-ready-to-deliver-the-bad-news-britain-is-broke-qnfcmgxj2 Good: the situation is much worse than Reeves seems set to suggest. The social democratic consensus which Labour represents is unaffordable and breaking down: https://stevebakerfrsa.substack.com/p/rachel-reeves-first-major-misstep Conservatives in parliament should accept the appalling reality that we can’t afford all […]
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My latest post on Substack, summarised. If you find this article useful, please become a paid subscriber to support my work and get news first on my WhatsApp channel: http://bit.ly/SteveBakerFRSAWhatsApp If the Chancellor tells us the UK can’t afford public spending, she is right. The Conservatives should use the opportunity […]
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This is the big story of the Bible. The reason Christ came and will come again is that power, expressed in the law, is never going to set society right, not for God and certainly not for us, and not if free will is to have any meaning.
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How the Conservatives should respond to Labour’s first #KingsSpeech
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