Conservative party urged to ‘draw a line’ under the Liz Truss era and never again endorse her as candidate
Stride stresses the need for politicians to consider policy carefully, saying this is harder in the era of social media.
Our modern digital world has many advantages, but in some ways it has ushered in the death of what we might call the age of thoughtfulness.
By which I mean the careful consideration of arguments in order to establish the truth.
We must accept that for too long governments of both colours have failed to free us from this malaise.
For my party to find a path back to regaining trust, we must show that we are serious about listening to people and creating a better future underpinned by a credible plan.
The fact is, for a large swathe of the population, our economy simply has not been working for them for some considerable time.
Incomes have stagnated. Many feel that the system only works for the benefit of others, for large corporations or people from other countries, but not for them and their families.
