The End of The New Conservative?
July 10, 2026
Dear readers, I apologise for the lack of TNC activity this week. Some of you may have noticed that the website was temporarily ‘suspended’ –
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The Black Swan at Bedtime
July 5, 2026
I didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up laughing. Strange, I thought. Never had that before. For the first time in my life that
Everyone’s a Teacher
July 4, 2026
Handshaking was not the sort of event at which victory was possible. The end of term meeting with one’s tutors (sometime in the presence of
Close Encounters of the Political Kind
June 29, 2026
Over the last 30 or so years I’ve been fortunate enough to meet many famous people, including politicians and those adjacent to politics. I thought
What Happened to Nicola?
June 28, 2026
Life hits us all hard, but especially young women Last weekend I caught up with a female friend, Anna*, from the US, whom I hadn’t
My Daughter Ran Back to Me
June 28, 2026
Long time readers of my column will know I am on the losing side of a brutal, seemingly endless divorce. I am also suffering parental
Peter Murrell and Norman Stanley Fletcher….
June 26, 2026
Peter Murrell the political activist, collector, and Scottish vaudeville supporting act has been sent to prison for five years for stealing money from the separatist
Netflix Ought to Hang Its Head in Shame
June 26, 2026
One’s outrage is hard to contain. Netflix recently acquired the 2010 BBC re-make of Upstairs Downstairs. The re-make had a very short life of only two seasons due to the success of ITV
Puberty Blockers Must Be Blocked Again
June 24, 2026
Children as young as 11 will be taking part in a clinical trial assessing the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs, with recruitment expected to begin in