Conservatives should learn from Labour
Whether it’s DEI, gender identity or obstructionist quangos, the British right never stops complaining that the left has taken over. Yet over 14 years of Conservative-led governments, all these problems became more entrenched. Ironically, if they want to reshape the state and its institutions in their image, centre-right politicians of all parties should look to their left for inspiration — specifically to Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson.
- ▪Whether it’s DEI, gender identity or obstructionist quangos, the British right never stops complaining that the left has taken over.
- ▪Yet over 14 years of Conservative-led governments, all these problems became more entrenched.
- ▪Ironically, if they want to reshape the state and its institutions in their image, centre-right politicians of all parties should look to their left for inspiration — specifically to Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson.
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 01:00:28 +0000 |
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Whether it’s DEI, gender identity or obstructionist quangos, the British right never stops complaining that the left has taken over. Yet over 14 years of Conservative-led governments, all these problems became more entrenched. Ironically, if they want to reshape the state and its institutions in their image, centre-right politicians of all parties should look to their left for inspiration — specifically to Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson. In office for just under two years, Phillipson has, despite minor pushback from the right, managed to reverse some of the Conservative Government’s signature achievements, and even policies, like academisation, started under New Labour and dramatically expanded after 2010.
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