Dominic Cummings is building a political army and his first recruiting station is the University of Oxford. In the hallowed debating chamber of the Oxford Union last night, the former chief adviser to Boris Johnson called on the university’s bright young minds to join him in an attempt to take power. “Once this election is over we will build a new party and we will take power in 2028,” he thundered.
“Most people here are young. The current system is imploding before your eyes. Don’t become a management consultant or work for the Labour Party or any of these rotten institutions,” he warned, in a talk that mixed deep pessimism with blue-sky thinking about the possibilities of technological innovation.
