The Tories’ Big Gamble

Now that the battle for the leadership of Britain’s Conservative Party is over, having produced its startling result, I feel rather like an Indian general whom I saw being interviewed on television after the Indo-Pakistan war. “Well,” he said jovially, “it was a very short war, but I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute of it.”

Since I have never much approved of pretending impartiality in these matters, I should perhaps declare my commitment. After a good deal of heartsearching, I did write to Mrs. Margaret Thatcher (just before, I’m glad to say, the first ballot), expressing, for what it was worth, my support for her.

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Now that the battle for the leadership of Britain’s Conservative Party is over, having produced its startling result, I feel rather like an Indian general whom I saw being interviewed on television after the Indo-Pakistan war. “Well,” he said jovially, “it was a very short war, but I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute of it.”

Since I have never much approved of pretending impartiality in these matters, I should perhaps declare my commitment. After a good deal of heartsearching, I did write to Mrs. Margaret Thatcher (just before, I’m glad to say, the first ballot), expressing, for what it was worth, my support for her.