{"id":40505,"date":"2018-02-03T10:48:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T10:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=40505"},"modified":"2018-02-03T10:58:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T10:58:40","slug":"the-tories-have-ceased-to-seek-for-the-sane-majority-even-in-their-own-paryt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2018\/02\/03\/the-tories-have-ceased-to-seek-for-the-sane-majority-even-in-their-own-paryt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tories have ceased to speak for the sane majority, even in their own party"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is by Matthew Parris in The Times this morning:<\/p>\n

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(Via Tom Sutcliffe on Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Parris did not mince his words. This is another quote (via Sarah Murphy<\/a>, no relation):<\/p>\n

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And this is what he has to say on the existence of cost-benefit analyses, previously denied:<\/p>\n

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Yes, it is.<\/p>\n

I am writing this sitting a few hundred yards from Oliver Cromwell's house. What did he say when dismissing the corrupt Rump Parliament? It was this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place,<\/span><\/p>\n

which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas betray your God for a few pieces of money.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Parris said much the same thing, in a different way:<\/p>\n

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Cromwell concluded:<\/p>\n

In the name of God, go!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let me be clear, I am not calling for a Protectorate. But the sentiment is right: in the name of whatever you might believe in it is time for this rotten government to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is by Matthew Parris in The Times this morning: (Via Tom Sutcliffe on Twitter) Parris did not mince his words. This is another quote
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