We are told that millions ticked the Tory box at the election to get Brexit done and get Corbyn gone. This is surely true, but I suspect there was another, largely subconscious reason for Boris Johnson’s sweep, which is the culture wars convulsing our country. There is a sense that only the Conservative Party will stand against the strange and sinister direction many wish to lead us in — and if Labour wants to have a hope of winning again in the next decade those vying to lead the party must pay attention.

For a long time the “culture wars” seemed nothing but a succession of silly stories: Marks & Spencer withdrawing a sandwich containing Gentleman’s Relish because it was “sexist”, sombreros banned from university