Daniel Finkelstein on changing right-wing politics

Conservative columnist Daniel Finkelstein, former adviser to Prime Minister John Major, reflects on the future of right-wing politics. "The realisation that the Right has to change is taking hold in conservative parties all over the world. Modernisers in Australia, France, Denmark, Brazil, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden and, of course, Britain are among those most vigorously engaged in a debate about the common problems facing conservatives. Parties of the Left, based on universal ideas, have always co-operated. Conservatives parties, with their identity tied so closely to that of their nation, find it less easy to form international groupings. But now they face a series of common challenges. The first is the political success of the Clinton-Blair Third Way. ... Across the world left-wing parties have accepted capitalism and moderated. This requires conservative parties to move towards the centre to compete."

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