Introduction

Steve Richards reflects on the state of the Tory party triggered by something which I hadn't quite clocked until it happened. The Tories have been in power longer this time than the whole of the new Labour era, having of course been in power after 1979 for 18 years. There are echoes with all kinds of different things which I'll reflect on very shortly. Then we'll go to your emails with a rich array of themes being explored. And yeah, during that time you will have baked bread, drank whiskey and ran 10k or 5k. But this is mixing profit with pleasure in the only most fruitful way you can.