Apparently ‘countryside’ is not just another word for killing Guardian readers, it is the name of a place which occupies 90 per cent of the British landscape. Less than a fifth of the British population live in the countryside. If we are to believe the Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) charity, which claims to represent […]
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The issue of conscription is back on the books again due to our likely involvement in a war with Russia and, who knows, we may even have a go at the Iranians in due course. Since Downing Street has ruled out a return to conscription, we can assume that this is most probably going to
There is nothing like inclement weather to bring the best out of the nanny state. We are having some stormy weather here in the UK and you could, honestly, be forgiven for thinking that wind is a completely new phenomenon. We are experiencing Storm Isha, soon to be followed by Storm Jocelyn and we must
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Reluctant as I am to bash my bishop, especially in a public forum, I am afraid that I must. After all, this is not the first such bashing he has received. As I left Mass on Sunday I picked up our diocesan newspaper Voice (January 2024; issue 496). It is free and I am a
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I am a nurse, so I have some insight into what the job takes. I was a staff nurse, charge nurse and night superintendent (essentially a male matron). I have taught nurses at university level for nearly 40 years. I firmly believe in university-level education for nurses and have no time for arguments that everything
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So that loyal readers of The New Conservative do not have to, your intrepid correspondent test drove the UK National Health Service (NHS) this week. To set the scene, I faked a medical emergency at home by collapsing into an incoherent heap over the dining room table. Apparently my acting was so good that my
When I heard that Frederick Forsyth’s 1975 novella The Shepherd had been made into a Christmas film, I was uneasy and curious in equal measure. I was captivated by Forsyth’s 1971 The Day of the Jackal, both the book and the original film, but slightly less impressed by The Odessa File published in 1972. However,
Just as we were beginning to enjoy 2023, with all that it had to offer for the casual political observer and writer, 2024 is upon us. Heralded in by the Mullah of London proclaiming his magnificence to the world by letting off a few million quids’ worth of squibs, we’re off to a flying start
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Despite copious evidence to the contrary, rumours remain rife that Rishi Sunak is still Prime Minister and that the Conservatives are ‘in charge’ of the county. How can this be? Like a sky diver without a parachute, some areas of the country are descending into enforced cultural enrichment the likes of which Enoch Powell could
Christmas is a time for families, apparently. But don’t despair, there are some enjoyable aspects to it too. Who doesn’t like getting whooshed up on alcohol at breakfast time, especially if your Christmas is going to be a time for ‘the family’? Under the guise of bucks fizz we have the perfect excuse to neck
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