Sajid Javid next PM?

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What do people think about Sajid Javid? Seems like a classic Thatcherite maybe providing a more electable alternative to Rees Mogg.

Will or should the conservatives move to the right after the May era? Is adopting a more Thatcherite position a mistake and not where uk elections are now won?

Whilst Corbyn is leader of labour, it probably doesn’t matter but just in case labour manage to overthrow him or form a new party with the one nation conservatives, who is the most electable conservative leader.

Pros for Sajid Javid, seems quite eloquent, positive immigration story, had a job outside politics, aparently happy to speak out over windrush and medical cannabis. Thatcherite alternative to May.

Cons, linked to failed 2016 coup, Thatcherite, might look a bit foreign. Muslim.

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Deptford Draylons said:

When he describes himself as a cultural Muslim, I think that might be code for him being agnostic/ atheist.

I think that’s about saying, Muslims can vote for him and the conservatives aren’t racist but non Muslims don’t need to worry about shariah law taking over.

[anonymous-user]

Halb said:

El stovey said:

Will or should the conservatives move to the right after the May era? Is adopting a more Thatcherite position a mistake and not where uk elections are now won?

Whilst Corbyn is leader of labour, it probably doesn’t matter but just in case labour manage to overthrow him or form a new party with the one nation conservatives, who is the most electable conservative leader.

can you extrapolate on the 'Thatcherite', one-nation', moving right bits?

Conservatives have an internal battle in direction between one nation conservatives like May and Thatcherites like Rees Mogg and possibly Javid.

Under May and Cameron the conservatives are a centrist party and winning elections. Many conservatives don’t think these are traditional conservative values and want a more Thatcherite right wing leader and direction.

So I’m asking if this is a good idea having a Thatcherite leader or will it make the conservatives unelectable?

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BlackLabel said:

He needs some hair - baldness and high office rarely go hand in hand.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/f...

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/if-th...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/justin-trudeau-and...

Gandhi, Lenin, Churchill, Mussolini, Eisenhower, Ming the merciless.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/people...

Im not sure being a baldy is going to stop someone getting elected these days.

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Halb said:

Right, thanks. What do you think Maybot is naturally?

A one nation conservative. She even said so herself.