Some Tory think tanks are starting to hold talks with Labour as they anticipate a change of government
. Because the party spent years cycling through Prime Ministers, it never got the time to catch its breath and decide what it truly wants to stand for. The result is both a chequered record in power and one hell of an identity crisis looming on the horizon.
Other think tanks are more relaxed about it all. “We just keep buggering on no matter who’s in charge”, explained Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the Institute for Economic Affairs. That doesn’t mean the opposition hasn’t been reaching out to other think tanks traditionally associated with the right. Sebastian Payne, who writes a column for, mentioned that Onward, which he runs, has been holding meetings with shadow cabinet ministers, and he wasn’t the only one.
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