The Conservatives feel like they’ve got a noble fight in politics.
It isn’t a retiring party. It doesn’t sit on history like it’s a treasure chest. It doesn’t hold to values that died off with the past, in that it seeks to prosper the present too.
This drives it to understand Parliament and to improve the way legislation is made.
The present condition of its benches needs looking at, then. It can’t sustain a decent opposition on its present numbers.
This is the case if Reform UK win a significant number of MPs in a future election.
Labour have endured a beating, but have also proved they’ve got a way of coming back. If it can manage itself properly, it will exert influence at the ballot box.
This is the plan, anyhow.
What the Conservative party does next is crucial, because there’s a lot of potential in Number 10 to bring change.
It needs to target constituencies that can be productive and hold potential already, rather than just the likelihood of a win.
Reform UK now has a foothold in areas that can help it along, to prepare for power and prove itself to be responsible.
While the Tories already have a reputation like this, its leadership now has to prove it can invest more resources into doing it.
