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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

That's what we all hope, it doesn't need adding to every post.

There's always been a divide in the Conservative Party between self-made wealth (Thatcherism, free trade) and inherited wealth (protectionism, state punts in areas like OneWeb). The latter approach tends to be worse for business.

Judging the moment when to balance the comments is a handy art. It converts a one sided projection into one that reasonably makes allowance for other possibilities.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

That's what we all hope, it doesn't need adding to every post.

There's always been a divide in the Conservative Party between self-made wealth (Thatcherism, free trade) and inherited wealth (protectionism, state punts in areas like OneWeb). The latter approach tends to be worse for business.

What is your perspective on this? What do you mean by "divide" and what is the consequence to the country of this perceived "divide"?

I've been a Conservative Party member since 1983 with no self-made wealth and nothing inherited (then not massive) until 8 years ago.

The only divide I've noticed is pro-EU & anti-EU. Back in 1995, the "divide" was such that when John Redwood challenged John Major for leadership of the party, his Leave wing only amounted to 27% of the 307 voted MPs.

25 years later, John's got his wish and my sense of the party as a whole (but of course I haven't met them all) is that we are united in the current track.