?New paid subscriber Substack brimming with truth bombs: ??Power corrupts ?Influence and authority are earned at the price of consent and compromise. Corruption of principle and the appearance of it are evident in actions and outcomes. ?What is to be done? ?https://open.substack.com/pub/stevebakerfrsa/p/power-corrupts ?Excerpt: Labour recently ended universal winter fuel payments, […]
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Calling for unity to win is never enough. Give MPs what they want: influence and a shared purpose. Is repeating, “Divided parties don’t win elections!” enough? No. This article covers: More: https://stevebakerfrsa.substack.com/p/how-to-unite-the-conservative-party
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If the Conservative party does not stand for freedom, it stands for nothing. The recent IEA panel and the challenge now facing those of us who are fighting for a free future. https://stevebakerfrsa.substack.com/p/the-future-of-the-right The Institute of Economic Affairs was good enough to invite me to speak as part of an […]
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Rachel Reeves is expected to argue Britain is “broke and broken”: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rachel-reeves-ready-to-deliver-the-bad-news-britain-is-broke-qnfcmgxj2 Good: the situation is much worse than Reeves seems set to suggest. The social democratic consensus which Labour represents is unaffordable and breaking down: https://stevebakerfrsa.substack.com/p/rachel-reeves-first-major-misstep Conservatives in parliament should accept the appalling reality that we can’t afford all […]
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My latest post on Substack, summarised. If you find this article useful, please become a paid subscriber to support my work and get news first on my WhatsApp channel: http://bit.ly/SteveBakerFRSAWhatsApp If the Chancellor tells us the UK can’t afford public spending, she is right. The Conservatives should use the opportunity […]
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This is the big story of the Bible. The reason Christ came and will come again is that power, expressed in the law, is never going to set society right, not for God and certainly not for us, and not if free will is to have any meaning.
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How the Conservatives should respond to Labour’s first #KingsSpeech
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Steve Baker, former MP and Conservative minister, joins The Spectator’s political correspondent James Heale on Spectator TV for his final interview before he takes a break after losing his seat in the general election. He discusses the future Tory leader, the rise of Nigel Farage, and why he’s the man […]
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