The downfall of Andrew Bridgen
How does an intelligent, mainstream Conservative politician with firsthand experience of Westminster and government come to view global events through a conspiratorial lens? In this comprehensive six-part deep dive from Some Dare Call It Conspiracy, we trace the public trajectory of former MP Andrew Bridgen—from government backbencher to outcast figurehead.
From Westminster insider to rebel
Bridgen's career was firmly rooted in traditional party politics and Parliamentary procedures. We examine his background as a business owner turned Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, charting how early tensions, Parliamentary debates, and emerging Covid-19 vaccine controversies laid the groundwork for an unprecedented political rupture.
The architecture of conspiracy
Checking public claims against the factual record, this series investigates how separate controversies, fierce legal battles, and fringe narratives began to coalesce into a single overarching worldview. We explore what happens when an insider's authority lends perceived credibility to fringe theories, and how institutional distrust gradually hardens into an all-encompassing ideology.
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