The New Conservative has barely been live a month, but we’ve already had more than our fair share of teething problems. Having said that, there have also been some unexpected benefits. First of all, it’s refreshing to have MPs suddenly willing to reply to your queries. Secondly, a magazine brand does seem to open doors […]
The Joys of Hate Mail Read More »
Let’s spare a thought for poor old Vlad the Putin. He must be barely able to sleep these days, what with the war and all. But he also has to bear the burden of being expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest, Sainsburys changing the spelling of ‘Kiev’ to ‘Kyiv’ on its chicken Ки́їв (The New
Putin up with poetry Read More »
If you are into Vikings—and a great many people are—then there is a televisual feast of programmes available on Netflix. I reckon that if I sat down now and watched them all end to end that I may be dead before I get to the end. But what is not to like about Vikings? Big
No one knows what a woman is anymore, but it wasn’t always the case. When I was at primary school 35 years ago, even the slowest learners in the class could reliably identify the contents of their pants. On one occasion, a boy famously strayed into the girls’ toilets and was thereafter accorded the sort
Why doesn’t anyone know what a woman is? Read More »
After a week away I returned to catch up on the previous weekend’s newspapers and a full page Saturday interview in The Daily Telegraph with former cricketer Michael Vaughan caught my eye. I wish it hadn’t. Vaughan, as many will know, was at the heart of a race row storm in Yorkshire cricket over inappropriate
Cricket white privilege Read More »
I popped out at dusk one evening this week to post a letter (for younger readers, this was how people used to communicate until the late 1900s). I live across the road from my previous employer, the University of Hull, and I saw there was a flag at the top of the flagpole on the
We’ll keep the gay flag flying high Read More »
It seems the perpetually-offended are having to go the extra mile these days. With almost all aspects of culture already decried as too white, grievance campaigners are getting creative. Perhaps there will come a day when North Korea rightly faces international opprobrium for its inexcusable whiteness, but until such time, it’s good to see the
Mount Everest too white? Read More »
I retired from the higher education sector earlier this year having taught for 32 years in four universities. When people ask if I am enjoying retirement, I recount the various things I still do such as PhD supervision, online teaching on overseas courses and editing an academic journal. But I assure them I am enjoying
Queer goings on at The Lancet Read More »
I have a confession to make – I don’t find Jimmy Carr funny. I don’t say that to knock him; he’s doing his thing and good luck to him. I merely make the point, no matter how many rave reviews I hear, I’ve always found him to be a shock jock without a punchline; rude,
In reluctant defence of Jimmy Carr Read More »
There’s more than a grain of truth to the words, behind every great man is a great woman. But personally, I set greater store by the lesser-known aphorism, behind every pansified castrato, lies a malicious, megalomaniacal Z-lister. This appears something of a running sore amongst England’s finest swains of late, hostage as they are to
Meghan Markle, Femme Fatale Read More »
Copyright © 2022 The New Conservative
Powered by The New Conservative
