The New Conservative

Alastair MacMillan

Westminster

Manifesto Anyone? 

Following the decision by the government to make it illegal to own one or more hens without registering with DEFRA, I will definitely not be voting Conservative at the next election. The only thing that would change that decision is cancellation of this completely ridiculous piece of legislation. As part of my push back against this […]

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chickens

Tories Chicken Out

Like many of you, I am a sufferer of Conservative estrangement syndrome. However, it was only yesterday that I ruled out voting for them at the next election. About a year ago my attention was drawn to a consultation being conducted by DEFRA (Does everything effing rong again), into the registration of small flocks of

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Portugal

Portugal

I have an interest in a Portuguese business and so had reason to be there for a week over the recent General Election. Here in the UK, we are brainwashed by the chatocracy that life is dire here whilst it is so much better everywhere else, especially in the EU. Funnily enough this is rubbish,

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Dear Rishi

Dear Rishi

As most readers will know already, I am like many others a despairing conservative; my party having forgotten its values and history. However, as a conservative I also believe, probably naively, that it is always worth trying to point out to those running the party a few of the things that they would do well to

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Inquiry

What Use an Inquiry?

How many times have we heard victims of injustice or incident call for an inquiry to ensure that it “never happens again”? However, in almost all cases the inquiry, review, commission will lead to recommendations that do not address the root of the problem or they address a problem that doesn’t exist and can actually

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Net Zero

Net Zero Groupthink

‘Net Zero’, we hear these words echoed on the news bulletins, and I am sure you will encounter them on a daily if not hourly basis. This is not just because of the current COP28 in Dubai. The term is used by all and sundry as the reason for ULEZ, LEZ, LTN, veganism, not flying,

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