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Above quote from the article is key. As is:
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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.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
The first quote puts the author into the Remain camp.
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Whllst it's information not opinion, I agree the author has used more colourful language than a civil servant might use!
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Thus we have to treat his assertion that "Brexit has drained the Tories' talent pool" in that light.
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Obviously I don't think we do, his argument stands or falls on its own merits.
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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.
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I think the article is suggesting the talent pool is significantly reduced due to the Conservatives not openly acknowledging the damages of Brexit on British business. This places it at odds with British business, which it traditionally been alongside.
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If the talent pool joins Reform UK, then they will have a fair chance at demonstrating their future competence.
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The smaller pro-Brexit business talent pool will be split across two parties. I'm not sure where the far larger anti-Brexit business talent pool will go. Some may avoid politics altogether and some may join the Lib Dems until Conservative Party front-benchers can openly acknowledge the damage of Brexit on British business.