ACADEMICS have branded the Tories a “breed apart,” with research by Queen Mary University of London finding more than half of the party’s members support the death penalty.
The study, published today, asked questions of the members of different political parties.
It found 54 per cent of Tory members want executions, compared to 23 per cent for the SNP and 9 per cent for Labour.
Some thinkers and authors on the right are openly discussing the possibility that the historically successful party of the British ruling class may be exhausted
A new generation of right-wing politicians have shifted from promoting deregulation to championing anti-migrant politics warns SOLOMON HUGHES
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW



