Tories are caught in a trap
Robert ColvileThe Times
A recent poll by the Centre for Policy Studies finds 73% of people believe “more freedom” is preferable to “more government”, says Robert Colvile. Yet, unlike Americans, Britons do not see government as the enemy of freedom. Indeed, two-thirds thought that the state’s job was to “protect most people against most risks” rather than acting as a “safety net”. This explains why, for all that Tory politicians “rail against” the expansion of the state, it
