The New Conservative

Roger Watson

CONTINUISM

Continuism

Karl Marx’s famous declaration—inscribed on his tomb and drawn from his Theses on Feuerbach—reads: “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.” Yet this call to action, once revolutionary, may have outlived its usefulness. In its place, Continuism, an emerging philosophy, offers a different proposition: the […]

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From the Man Cave II

It’s been sweltering in the man cave this week. This, apparently, is due to a phenomenon called global warming. And there was me thinking it was just called summer. We have had a yellow heat alert warning (or an amber one, depending on which of the daily drivels you read) which means, apparently, there could

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Man cave

From the Man Cave

According to certain sources close to my wife, I spend too much time in my man cave. In fact, these rumours may well be emanating from the great lady herself as I hear it repeatedly from our children, grandchildren and friends. My man cave is my garden office, custom built to my own design when

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Greta Thunberg

Greta’s Gaza Getaway

Is it a fish? Is it a boat? No, it’s worse, it’s Greta on a boat! Our favourite climate activist turned pro-Palestinian agitator, Ms Greta ‘how dare you’ Thunberg, is on the way to the Gaza strip to defeat the Israeli Defence Forces singlehanded. Having realised that people were bored with her zero-sum game climate

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Diversity in Islamabad

The New Conservative, always quick off the blocks with the latest news, has a scoop. Let us be the first to announce the appointment of former Rotherham resident Percival Thistlewick as the new Mayor of Islamabad. The appointment has sparked controversy, as Thistlewick does not speak Urdu or any of the other languages used in

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SAS

Who Scares Wins 

I recall an SAS story, told to me by a Catholic priest following the First Gulf War, where the SAS played a crucial role in spotting targets for the RAF which still horrifies me. The story involved an SAS unit crawling through the Iraqi desert. Suddenly, they encounter some shepherds and are clearly spotted. The

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