Good evening, just a quick message to direct you to this excellent conversation with Lord Frost, if you somehow haven’t listened to it already.
We discuss:
-Why the Conservative Party haven't done anything conservative
-Whether the Tories are stuck in the 'Blair paradigm'
-How to tackle immigration
-Whether Reform UK are a serious threat to the Conservatives
-How the Tories can still win the election and where the party needs to go in future
-Why we might need a referendum on housing
-His views on the NatCon conference and the hysterical response
-Why the Tories have failed to fight the culture war and how it can be won
-Whether politicians actually believe in wokeness
-Where woke comes from and why it could fade if the economy improves
-How to deal with ‘the blob’
-The flaws of conservatism
-The real reason Liz Truss was ousted
-What it‘s like working closely with Boris Johnson
-Whether he regrets resigning from Boris’s cabinet
-His thoughts on lockdowns
-Why he is a ‘non-practising believer’ when it comes to Christianity
-His stance on net zero
-His current views on Brexit
And more!
Watch it now on YouTube:
Or listen on Apple:
Spotify:
Podbean:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ma5ev-1422c14
Let me know what you think. We have more great episodes already ‘in the can’, and lots in the diary too.
Kind regards,
Nick
It's a great interview and David Frost speaks so well and broadly. As to wokeness I think it is proportional to a mix of government interference, higher taxes and lower growth. Essentially, high taxes and a sclerotic real economy make being being a rentier or crony relatively much more attractive. I still think DF is operating in his comfort zone, he talks about wanting to change the Tory party but out of 300+ Tory MP's how many are actual conservatives? 30-40? Is that really enough? The most impactful move DF could make would be to leave the Tory party and join a challenger party like Reform....taking as much of his experience and knowledge about political workings with him.
Excellent interview with Lord Frost Nick really interesting and surprisingly candid. Thanks to both of you.