Foreigners in their own land
The Tories are down but not out
A SECOND landslide defeat has left the Conservative Party bewildered. The leadership election in which it is now engaged is not just a search for a new leader but also for a new inspiration (see article). The oldest and most successful political party in the world, “the natural party of government” as it sees itself, has rarely been further from power.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Foreigners in their own land”
From the June 16th 2001 edition
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