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Given the scale of the damage it has done to the United Kingdom’s reputation, the hurdles it has placed on businesses, tourists and consumers, it can seem a little eccentric to note that Brexit has also been an utterly rotten deal for the Conservative party.

Above quote from the article is key. As is:

[QUOTE]And far from sending Nigel Farage into retirement once and for all, as its advocates once claimed would be the case, Brexit has put him in a position from where he could become Britain’s next prime minister — potentially relegating the Conservatives to minor party status in the process. [/QUOTE

The first quote puts the author into the Remain camp. Thus we have to treat his assertion that "Brexit has drained the Tories' talent pool" in that light.

In the rest of his article, he further asserts that because Brexit has made everything more difficult, the British talent pool of businessmen has deserted the Tories.

Well, the 2024 election result supports that assertion, at least to a degree. But the 2019 election result proved the significant public support for Brexit, as did the Referendum.

Brexit is a political failure due to not exercising our freedoms effectively.

This takes me to the second quote. Putting Farage closer to becoming victory is an expression of British will as currently expressed in the polls.

The public now disbelieve both Labour and Tories. The latter need to demonstrate their capability at political level to regain trust (culling the front bench of previous losers would be a good start). Talent pool would follow any success in the popularity stakes.

If the talent pool joins Reform UK, then they will have a fair chance at demonstrating their future competence.