The New Conservative

Roger Watson

Diversity

The Diversity Lottery

My taxi driver in Washington DC was from Eritrea. He had asked where I came from and how it compared with my country; and he told me how different he found it from his. So I braced myself and asked the most politically incorrect of questions: where was he from? Turns out he had won

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Pope Francis

Bashing the Bishop 

I have had reason elsewhere to lament the woeful state of the Roman Catholic Church, my church as it happens. From the head down, like the proverbial fish rotting, it seems to be in decay. From the suppression of the archaic but, nevertheless, completely harmless Latin Mass which is enjoyed by many, old and young,

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Old Train

HS2 Nowhere

Britain’s major Blairite vanity project, the HS2 rail line is nothing short of a national disgrace verging on scandal. Mind you, for sheer comedy value, you can’t fault it. It’s the only gravy train that manages to run without tracks; it starts somewhere in London that nobody can find, and goes to somewhere up north

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Illegal migrants

Migrant Madness 

Your correspondent has just returned from Italy and has reported previously in these pages on the situation there regarding North African migrants. Al fresco dining is a nightmare, plagued as one is by a succession of North African men approaching your table festooned with trinkets, refusing to read the ‘go away’ hand gestures. Ignoring them is

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Old Books

Watson’s wisdom

Ever mindful that life out there amidst cancel culture, ULEZs, general wokery and the assorted bollocks that life throws at us is hard for those of a conservative disposition, I dedicate this column to ten points of wisdom that may help you get through the week. I must add the health warning that espousing these

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Wild West Policing

Wild West Yorkshire Policing

Our police forces in the UK these days are not exactly acquitting themselves with distinction. The Metropolitan Police has been in such a mess that it is being reformed and overseen to ensure that it focuses less on misogyny and murder (by its officers), and more on keeping people safe on the streets of London.

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Knives

Knives in the Classroom

Shame has been brought on my family by the news that one of our grandchildren is a knife-wielding thug, who was found carrying a blade into school. Had it not been for the quick thinking and swift action of one of his teachers, carnage may have ensued. The teacher deserves a medal for probably averting

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Unknown man

Tea with Mohamed

In another of our series of in-depth interviews, The New Conservative (TNC) caught up with a recently arrived visitor to these shores to find out what it’s like to exist at the sharp end of what some would refer to as the illegal immigration system. We at TNC take a more compassionate approach, and prefer

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