The Tories have form with far right conspiracy theories. This time it’s ‘cultural Marxism’ | Samuel Earle
The party turns nasty and brutish when it fears for its future. The use of this term – with its clear links to antisemitism – is just the latest example
This week, London played host to the National Conservatism conference, an orgy of rightwing anxieties about threats to the west and the future of Conservatism. The lineup saw an eclectic coalition of rightwing firebrands raising the alarm about the left’s purported plans for world domination via a “woke revolution”.
The fascistic undertones of this conspiratory narrative – which effectively calls on conservatives to save their country from an insidious alliance between progressives and minorities – sounded particularly pronounced during a speech by Tory MP Miriam Cates. Describing falling birthrates as “the one overarching threat to British conservatism, and to the whole of western society”, she laid blame for Britain’s woes at a surprise foe: “a cultural Marxism that is systematically destroying our children’s souls”.
Samuel Earle is the author of Tory Nation: How One Party Took Over
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