Where are the Real Tories? We need a party to halt the advance of the state | Simon Jenkins

The Conservatives’ default ideology is Thatcherism, but this government splurges cash on vanity projects

The trouble with David Cameron is that we don’t know what he stands for. How often do we hear this cry, not least from Conservatives? But what is he supposed to stand for? Two weeks ago I argued the need for a “real Labour” party. It was relatively easy. Labour can be defined by its interests, its texts and proclaimed values. A “real Tory” is harder to define. In our campaign quest for choi...