How To Win An Election How To Reshape The Right
Jan 22, 2026
Polly Mackenzie, policy expert who analyses party strategy. Daniel Finkelstein, Times columnist and former adviser. Sally Morgan, seasoned Westminster insider. They debate Reform UK's evolution and internal faultlines. They weigh Trump's diplomatic gambit and its ripple effects on UK politics. They argue about Conservative positioning, immigration, growth trade-offs and whether Britain is broken or fixable.
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Trump's Davos Plan Risks Mission Creep
- Donald Trump's Davos peace initiative risks becoming a talking shop rather than a focused Gaza solution.
- Sally Morgan warns widening its remit into a UN replacement would be problematic.
Power Over Rules Threatens Global Order
- Polly Mackenzie says Trump and advisers like Stephen Miller prefer a world where power dictates outcomes.
- She argues that abandoning rules-based order risks returning to violent empires of the past.
Disruption Helps Parties, Not Farage
- Daniel Finkelstein sees Trump's chaos as bad for Nigel Farage and comforting for major parties.
- Major parties benefit when security debates center on issues where they appear competent.