to he about what kind of party they want to be. margaret thatcher was a small state deregulating prime minister, and a state deregulating prime minister, and a lot state deregulating prime minister, and a lot of people still in the conservative party idealise that as a sort conservative party idealise that as a sort of conservative party idealise that as a sort of ideological vision of conservatism. but actually, overthe conservatives s 200 year history as the most conservatives s 200 year history as the most successful political party of the the most successful political party of the world, most times they ve not been the of the world, most times they ve not been the ideological winners, they ve been the ideological winners, they ve been fair weather friends of political they ve been fair weather friends of political trends and done what is needed political trends and done what is needed to hold onto power. and at the moment, what s needed is to hold onto that t