In a quiet corner of the Strangers’ Bar, the lights are low, the mood lower, and the glasses significantly cleaner than the members’ consciences. George, the bartender, knows better than to ask questions. He just pours. Most nights it’s half-empty – a few lobbyists nursing grievances, the odd backbencher hiding from the whip, and the […]
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My father died back in 2013, but today is his birthday. Like him, I’m not much of a birthday person as a rule, but I always remember his — 5/4/32 — pretty hard to forget. Dad didn’t “do” birthdays, as he put it. He rarely remembered yours, and he’d be offended if you showed up
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Keir Starmer likes to present himself as the decent man in politics: the former Director of Public Prosecutions, the lawyer who values evidence and rectitude above all, the antithesis of the slick spin-doctor or the blustering populist. “I’m not a politician,” he told anyone who’d listen during the 2024 election campaign, “I’m a public servant.”
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Those who know me, or have read my column for a while now, might be under the impression that I’m a bit of a whinger. They’re right, of course, but on occasion the whinging is justified. Just as the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the truth of any article is in the
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Thanks to a recent YouTube recommendation, I have rediscovered the delights of Derek and Clive aka Dudley Moore and Peter Cook. One infamous recording, ‘The worst job I ever had’, is a harrowing account of the nocturnal collection of Winston Churchill’s bogeys – bogeys which, it transpired, were actually HMS Titanic. If you haven’t heard
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Keir Starmer is now officially the most unpopular Prime Minister in modern history. A paltry 18% of the electorate view him favourably, while the majority of 75% do not. More than half of the British public want him to resign – and if I had to hazard a guess, I’d say that percentage was significantly higher across the Labour
Keir Starmer: Traitor or Incompetent? Read More »
Dear readers, This is a very brief note to let you know the state of play at The New Conservative. I have been hit by something nearing the perfect storm in terms of a personal life of late, and must rapidly begin a new job, move house, and negotiate my divorce appeal as it reaches
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The British countryside is “too white”. At least that is, according to DEFRA – the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, as reported earlier this month in these pages. Following on from a report in 2019, National Landscapes – a charity mostly funded by DEFRA – has been launching outreach programs aimed at encouraging
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For anyone but die-hard Faragists, criticism of the rapidly-evolving Reform UK top table is inevitable. To political opponents, the latest appointments and defections are either ‘far-right’, Tory 2.0, ‘fascists’ or simply ‘traitors’. To the Reform party faithful, there are more nuanced charges to answer: are Zia Yusuf and Laila Cunningham genuinely worthy of their prominent
Will What’s Left of the British Conservative Party Be Worth Saving? Read More »
Like many of you I am sure, my inbox is constantly besieged by scammers; con artists, whose lame attempts to get rich quick via the intellectually challenged are the fraud equivalent of the dick pic. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve nothing against a really good scam in principle – Brigitte Bardot types who successfully convince
Scamming the Scammer: Almost as Much Fun as You’d Imagine Read More »
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