The New Net Zero Resistance is Doomed to Fail
4 October 2024
by Ben Pile
News Round-Up
4 October 2024
A freedom of speech row has erupted at Durham University as one of its oldest societies, the 182 year-old Durham Union debating society, was banned from taking part in freshers' fair over "DEI non-compliance".
It’s the spirit of Dr Samuel Johnson – with his sharp wit, deep insight and commonsense approach – that’s needed to revive the Tories, not Boris, insists Joanna Gray.
What happened in Britain during the years 2018-24 wasn’t the philosophical defeat of 'Toryism'. It was a Battle Royal with the Blob that the British Right fought and lost, decisively, says J. Sorel.
As the Right goes into opposition for at least the next five years, Joanna Gray takes a look at what it is about conservatism that makes it better than anything the Left has to offer – and no, it's not Boris Johnson.
The Tory election campaign is like one of those England batting collapses – paradoxically both distressing and enjoyable in equal measure, says Sean Walsh. The problem is the party has forgotten how to be conservative.
Fearful of expressing political views? Joanna Gray shares six tips for sharing conservative opinions without ending up in a row with intolerant friends, colleagues and associates.
Donald Trump shows he's the master of campaigning as he says all his supporters want to hear, says James Alexander. In the UK many such things are unutterable, and that’s because after 1776 we followed different paths.
"Everyone starts a Leftie then goes to the Right when you grow up and realise how crap all their ideas are": ex-Neighbours star Holly Valance comes out as Conservative as she declares "there is no climate crisis".
Tory voters switching to Reform cost the party two by-election seats overnight, as data show the amount of votes picked up by Reform was bigger than the Labour majority in both cases.
Dr David McGrogan contrasts the 'teleocracy' of Left-progressive thought with that of the authentic conservative who eschews grand social designs for the preservation of a civil way of life.
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