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From the Caveman II 

The Caveman is out of the Man Cave for a few days. As I write, I am bound for Vienna but en route to Slovenia; a country so wonderful, picturesque and friendly that I always think I have arrived in paradise. It will be great to be in a virtually hijab-free zone for a few days, albeit not entirely free of that particular […]

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From the Man Cave XXXVII 

Frank, our editor, has been all over the story of poor Henry Nowak, the 18-year-old student, who drowned in his own blood while having his rights read to him by an officer of ‘the law’. I’ve seen the footage: the officer replied three times, “I don’t think you have mate” even after Henry told him he

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From the Man Cave XXXVI 

The climate emergency has been dealt with in Hull. Temperatures have returned to normal and I firmly believe we have Ed Miliband to thank. It was bad for a few days, but can you imagine how bad it would have been without all those wind farms and solar panels? Incidentally, that does not include the type of solar

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From the Man Cave XXXV 

There was a very funny message on X at the weekend from some wag calling himself ‘Napoleon’ reporting that he had ‘Just been out for a walk. I didn’t hydrate or put sunscreen on, so I’m dead now.’ Global warming has reached Hull again, and here in the Man Cave it is like an oven. I have reset my air-conditioning unit from

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From the Man Cave XXXIV 

The natural order is restored, and I am back in the man cave after a brief trip to Italy. My invitation to meet Giorgia Meloni for an Aperol Spritz must have got lost in the post somewhere, sadly. Or maybe I am just too left-wing for her. Either way, the clean-up of Italy continues, as I have reported

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From the Caveman I 

Those of you who, kindly, follow (and increasingly comment on) my ‘From the man cave’ columns have not misread. The title really reads ‘From the caveman’. I am working in Italy this week and I thought I would be a clever dickie and title my column ‘From the man cave’ in Italian. Turns out, using Google Translate from

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From the man cave XXXIII 

As if President Donald J Trump did not have enough problems, what with the recent assassination attempt, the war with Iran and a trophy wife who seems to be developing a mind of her own, now he must entertain His Royal Dullness the Grand Mufti of Highgrove for a few days. In response to an earlier quip by The Donald that, without

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From the Man Cave XXXII 

The man cave was empty for a while recently, but is now back in action. Not only is the weather improving and the man cave warming up, but the saga of my abdominal hernia, six months on, is over (TNC passim) six months since it first popped out. I had the op last week at the local private hospital

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Hull’s Climate Catastrophe 

Kingston Upon Hull is a city that most people, even those living in Yorkshire – where Hull is located – have never visited and which a great many people who have, wish they had not. If many of the residents of Hull had two beans to rub together, most of them would catch the next train out of town and never return. I am,

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