The New Conservative

Roger Watson

The Worsley Arms Hotel

The Best Pub Lunch Ever

One of the joys of having a small retreat in North Yorkshire is that my wife and I can explore the area, previously unknown to us despite living in the East Riding of Yorkshire for 25 years. There are artisan food shops in Malton and Helmsley, copious farm shops, Ampleforth ale and cider (take care […]

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Senescence

Senescence 

Following the controversial series Adolescence which divided critics, undeterred, Netflix have released a new mini-series Senescence which, as the name suggests, portrays the issue of toxic masculinity at the other end of the age spectrum. Adolescence sparked controversy. While it was lauded by the Guardianisti and left-leaning politicians, it was panned by more conservative-leaning commentators.

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Teddy bear in bed

Soft Soldiers 

The deplorable state of our armed forces – or what remains of them – could become a whole lot worse if some new ideas are implemented. Turns out our recruits, while undergoing boot camps, are not getting enough sleep and the proposed solution is to let them lie-in for an extra hour each day. At

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Crying Hitler

Hate not Hope

The latest report from The Ministry of Approved Opinions, Hope Not Hate The State of Hate 2025: Reform rising and racist riots, is out. The pdf version is free to download. I urge you not to buy the hard copy, which will help fund Hope not Hate; alas, it will only encourage them. My first

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Korean women

Plastic Paradise?

I have never managed to connect with South Korea despite several visits. I suppose that the fact these have all been business visits and mostly in winter when it is cold almost beyond belief has not helped. Also, I have only been to Seoul which is a huge traffic-jammed place. I don’t like Korean food,

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Zelensky

Tough-Talking Keir

A former British Army Chief of Staff was interviewed on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme last week, about the woeful state of the British Armed Forces. He said that when he commanded a battle group – of which there were several at that time – he had more men and more firepower at his

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