Dear readers,
I apologise for the lack of TNC activity this week. Some of you may have noticed that the website was temporarily ‘suspended’ – this was (surprisingly) not due to Keir Starmer shutting us down, but more to do with the fact that the hosting had simply expired without my knowledge.
The unexpected break has given me time to reflect, and I’ve made a difficult but necessary decision. After consulting with Deputy Editor, Professor Roger Watson (peas be upon him), we are migrating The New Conservative to Substack.
The logistical challenges of running the current site have become unsustainable. Rising costs, unreliable hosting with Bluehost, and the increasingly frustrating WordPress interface (with its erratic notifications and clunky layout) have made it harder and harder to deliver the consistent content TNC readers have come to expect. Combined with pressures in my private life, the current set-up is no longer workable.
Taking our cue in part from Kathy Gyngell at TCW, we are therefore moving to Substack. It offers a cleaner, more reliable platform with better tools for both readers and writers. The new home is here: https://thenewconservative.substack.com/
This unfortunately means that after a month’s time, The New Conservative will no longer exist as a standalone website. I would like to keep it open as an archive resource, but the ongoing hosting and domain costs make that impossible.
I’m optimistic about the move. Substack is much easier to navigate, and it opens the door to videos, a possible TNC podcast, and other ideas we’ve been considering for a while. That said, I know some of you may prefer the old format or already subscribe to multiple newsletters, so I completely understand if you choose not to follow.
To those who do come with us, thank you. There is (I believe) something special about the TNC brand and our small community, and I hope it can continue to flourish.
How to stay with us:
Subscribe at: https://thenewconservative.substack.com/
Pitches, comments, or questions can always be sent to: frankhaviland@outlook.com (the old editor@thenewconservative email will soon cease to work).
Finally, my sincere thanks to all our writers (especially Roger, without whom TNC would have folded long ago), and most of all to you, the readers. It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to run this site for you.
I hope to see many of you on Substack.
All the very best,
Frank Haviland
Editor, The New Conservative
I’m coming with you! I much prefer Substack as it’s easier to keep track of things. I can also use my own monniker rather than ‘Tenaciouslysweet blah blah blah’ which I had no control over. See you on the other side!
I’ve avoided Substack to date but will do my best to learn the ropes. I’m pleased that TNC is still available. I was just about convinced that it had gone the way of my longed for lottery win – nowhere to be found! The stuff of dreams! Assuming the Substack technology is reasonably easy to understand, I’ll be over there in due course.