O/T:- ⚠️Impressed with the leadership [The UK Party Politics Thread]

[jackal2]

The right person, best of a bad bunch, a "Trendy" appointment, is she the person to make them electable? So many questions!

I'm pretty certain the Conservative Party membership have picked Kemi not for any 'trendy' reason but because she's the candidate who appears to have best and most consistently articulated idea of what Conservatives should actually stand for, and what they should oppose. Ideally she would have 5-10 years' experience before getting to this level, but as you say there's a dearth of quality politicians in general across all parties these days, so if you've got one who shows the potential to be great then you've got to run with them and let them learn on the job.

[BigFatPie]

I'm pretty certain the Conservative Party membership have picked Kemi not for any 'trendy' reason but because she's the candidate who appears to have best and most consistently articulated idea of what Conservatives should actually stand for, and what they should oppose. Ideally she would have 5-10 years' experience before getting to this level, but as you say there's a dearth of quality politicians in general across all parties these days, so if you've got one who shows the potential to be great then you've got to run with them and let them learn on the job.

I’d hazard a guess that the only person Kemi Badenoch will be ‘great’ for is Keir Starmer.

There’s certainly a dearth of talent in the modern Tory party since Johnson and his ex mate Cummings booted out anyone with even half a brain.

[slack_pie]

I'm pretty certain the Conservative Party membership have picked Kemi not for any 'trendy' reason but because she's the candidate who appears to have best and most consistently articulated idea of what Conservatives should actually stand for, and what they should oppose. Ideally she would have 5-10 years' experience before getting to this level, but as you say there's a dearth of quality politicians in general across all parties these days, so if you've got one who shows the potential to be great then you've got to run with them and let them learn on the job.

This. From what I've seen, she's got strong views and is able to articulate them clearly. She's not another Kamala Harris appointment designed to appeal to certain demographics.