Published by The i Paper (18th May, 2026) Kenneth Baker’s response to the local election results in 1990 was a masterclass in political spin. The Conservatives were routed across the country, losing 222 council seats as their vote share crashed to 33 per cent amid anger over a new poll tax. Yet the Tory chairman brazenly declared they had won a great victory in their “flagship” boroughs of Wandsworth and Westminster,…