Daniel Pitt: Back in the day a flowering of Conservatism came from a bloom of primroses

Daniel Pitt: Back in the day a flowering of Conservatism came from a bloom of primroses

Dr Daniel Pitt is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Buckingham.  Last month, I attended the Margaret Thatcher Centre’s Freedom Festival held at the University of Buckingham. One debate got me thinking back to the Victorian era of politics. I started thinking about the largest, most successful, and most feared voluntary political organisation: the Primrose League. But also, about declining membership numbers. Most people do not join politic…