On Second Thoughts
March 17, 2026
Second thoughts seem to be a feature of my life. Not, I think, due to chronic indecision or a personality prone to regret, but because
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A Costly Mistake from The Bank of England?
March 15, 2026
We are yet again paying the price of another ‘woke’ rebrand; this time, the burden will fall on our own pockets. British banknotes are set
The Lines Were Already on the Page
March 13, 2026
Schadenfreude is, we can assume, a universal human emotion. Barely had the first Iranian strikes been launched towards the U.A.E., than some social media users felt
Carving the Ox
March 10, 2026
Cook Ding was a master, butchering animals with balletic precision. So impressive was his craft that one day his employer, Lord Wen Hui, asked for
In Da City
March 7, 2026
Recently, following a single complaint, a TfL video telling men not to harass women has been pulled, because it features a black person doing the harassing.
Sitting at the Mouth of the Cave
March 6, 2026
“You should have stayed at university and become a philosopher,” my Dad told me one day. This wasn’t quite as random as it might sound.
The Error Message
March 3, 2026
I hate updating my website. It is a chore. So, I put it off, depriving the literal handful of bots who visit it on a
Letter From the Editor
February 22, 2026
Dear readers, This is a very brief note to let you know the state of play at The New Conservative. I have been hit by
Can You Go Back?
February 22, 2026
Life is like a jailer. As it wanders down the block, large ring of keys jangling on its hip, you never entirely know which cell