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Any conviction politicians out there? Hello?

Conservatives have been betrayed by the hollow men and women

31 July 2021

9:00 AM

31 July 2021

9:00 AM

Speaking quite broadly one can say that there are two sorts of politicians. One operates from a set of principles that guide his or her decision-making. The other abjures those type of guiding postulates in favour of far more short-term considerations. So this second type might obsess about focus group polling or what the main press outlets will say about his or her government.

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