Baron Sir John Redwood has published a new book this week.
Who’s right, a study of Conservative movements and Conservative ideas in an age of populism, looks at how what he has described as the great centre right parties on the European continent that alternated with the socialists in government 1945-2000 have largely been marginalised, replaced by populist parties.
He said: “The US Republican party has been taken over by the Maga movement, with its populist and America first policies.
“In the UK, the Conservative party lost massive support for wrong turns on migration, public spending and taxation.
“The new Conservative party has shown how it has changed as it competes with three populist challengers, Reform, Restore and Advance.”
He said: “This book asks Is President Trump Conservative?
“Aren’t populist parties living a contradiction with their mixed philosophies, and what is true Conservatism?”
Baron Sir John Redwood, the former Conservative MP for Wokingham and now member of the House of Lords, writes a daily blog at www.johnredwoodsdiary.com, has published widely on economics and politics.
During his time as an MP, he was chief policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher and a cabinet minister.
His new book is available through Amazon, and is priced at £9.95.
