The New Conservative

Jack Watson

St Lucia

Two Weeks in St Lucia

I have just been on a luxurious two-week college residential in St Lucia. This was part of the Turing Scheme, the government’s global programme that provides funding for international study, work and training placements for students to widen access to worldwide opportunities. Sports students had to apply for the trip, and I was fortunate enough to be shortlisted. […]

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Union Jack

Pride 1 Patriotism 0

Pride Day has just passed in my hometown of Hull. Pride flags were publicly displayed, replacing Union flags; countless posters were plastered on shop windows, and adverts invaded social media feeds. One could not miss that the event was approaching. Fortunately, away in Stockport watching football, I escaped the parade of men in dresses; their

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Access denied

Less Porn, More Crime? 

Ofcom – the regulator for communication services – has unveiled new plans to enforce stricter restrictions and new safety measures, in a bid to prevent children accessing inappropriate and harmful content online. The measures have been introduced as part of the Online Safety Act, which means social media and online companies are now legally responsible

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