Choosing Cameron’s successor – the process and the possibles
Alastair Meeks thinks they’ll select in completely the wrong way Epigone is an underused word. Originating from the ancient Greek for “offspring”, it means “undistinguished successor”, referring to the sons of the Seven Against Thebes who sought to avenge their fathers. Politics is littered with epigoni. Margaret Thatcher was followed by John Major, who had imbibed the economics but lacked the lustre. John Major was followed by William Hague, who lacked not just the lustre but also the gravitas. William…