And so it was that the cause of Remain, fronted by Cameron and George Osborne, lost out to that of Leave, led by…Boris Johnson and Michael Gove.
And by ranking Rayner second, they appear to agree that “Rebecca Long Bailey isn’t even the best Labour leader in her own flat”.
When Lord Kerr whistled, voters turned the Nelsonian equivalent of a deaf ear. When they whistled, he was dragged helplessly along by the command of a democratic vote.
They support raising the threshold by two to one – a useful reminder that the Prime Minister cannot ignore his Party’s base.
All played a part in forming the new Tory appeal that has made major inroads into the working class, Wales and provinical England.
He is clearly a winner – and Party members want to keep hold of him now that there is a Tory government in place with a big majority.
The Prime Minister heads a Cabinet whose stock has risen markedly in the wake of this month’s decisive election victory.
The Spartans played a major role in sinking May’s Brexit deal and floating Johnson’s. Baker has thus been a force to be reckoned with.
Almost nine in ten of our panel members say that he has much to do before he can be counted the equal of Margaret Thatcher.
He is one of the few elements of continuity in what has been a turbulent year at the Government’s top table.
Only one in three Party members, according to our poll, are unambiguously lined up behind the idea.
The ConHome team wishes all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cynical and non-Christian though some of us may be, Leavers should take the point. Christmas is a sign that joy can break out. Just when it’s least expected.
Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat. Defeat…Total Complete & Utter Victory.
Having misjudged their message, their methods, and their moment, it is astonishing the extent to which the self-styled moderates squandered their resources.