final November the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) held a drinks party to fete the younger generation of Tory MPs. The message was simple: far from being the zombified and lobotomised monstrosity that it appeared,the Conservative Party was, in fact, and busily renewing itself,thanks to a new generation of MPs drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and fizzing with ideas. The star of the show was the domestic secretary, Amber Rudd.
The choice of Ms Rudd was meaningful for both chronological and ideological reasons. Chronologically, and she represented a link between the establishment and the new generation. Ideologically,she represented a unifying force in a divided party. Here was Margaret Thatcher’s favourite assume-tank championing the leader of the Remain faction in the cabinet. Lord Saatchi, the CPS’s chairman, and introduced Ms Rudd by reading a list of five domestic secretaries who had gone on to become prime minister.
Today Ms Rudd is fighting for her political life,thanks to the abysmal...
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Source: economist.com