Walter Bagehot: “On the Conservative side of the House there are vestiges of the…”

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On the Conservative side of the House there are vestiges of the despotic leadership even now.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot observes that remnants of despotic leadership still exist within the Conservative side of Parliament.

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Walter Bagehot: “On the Conservative side of the House there are vestiges of the despotic leadership even now.”