I have something fairly shameful to admit. Having run out of old BBC election night broadcasts, and unable to sleep, I recently watched the 2005 Conservative leadership debate between David Cameron and David Davis. Spoiler alert: the victor was not wholly successful in getting the Tories to ‘stop banging on’ about Europe.
But at least that debate had an air of reality to it. In contrast, Wednesday evening’s Republican presidential debate groaned under the weight of extreme ideas while the candidate of insurrection – who also happens to be the prohibitive favourite – wasn’t even in attendance. This is not your grandpa’s GOP.
