Oikophilia and The Problem of Plastic | Eric Tippin
“In most middle-class homes, plastic and kitsch collude in the lies we tell ourselves about our real economic situation and what home looks like…”
Prestige Projects: The Road to National Revival? | Jacob Atkinson
“Decades of short-sighted economic and social policy have combined to reveal the inherent structural weaknesses that must be urgently addressed if Britain is to be regarded as a serious country once again and to remain at the rank of a first-world economy.…”
Remembering Benedict XVI: A champion of tradition and orthodoxy | Albert Bikaj
“He is one of the authentic theologians dignified to be called defensor fidei, a title and quality which he showed during his years as the head of the Congregation for Doctrine and Faith, and consequently as the Pope – introducing reform of the reform by restoring the liturgical peace.”
Children and the beauty of folklore — our culture is poorer without it | Alisha Rose
But what is folklore? It is the beliefs, customs and stories of communities. It is woven from a tantalising blend of truth and fiction, passed down through spoken form.
What really happened with Afghanistan evacuation? | Dominic Lawson
The accusations are as follows; that the Prime Minister intruded into the operation to evacuate Afghan civilians to prioritise the animals and personnel within Pen Farthing’s animal charity, called Nowzad, at the behest of his wife, Carrie.
Marriage is supposed to be a heroic challenge not a ticket to eternal happiness | Thomas Blunt
After all, marriage is supposed to be difficult. The modern-day ideal of marriage is, rather tragically, the opposite. We moderns have come to expect that marriage is the pill that will bring us everlasting fairy-tale happiness; women will ride off into the sunset with their prince charming and live happily ever after. If this doesn’t turn out to be the case, which it never will because it’s an unrealistic expectation, we have decided that our ‘happiness’ as individuals is what is paramount and we should be able to renounce our wedding vows almost as quickly as we made them.
Let Afghanistan be the last liberal crusade | Dominic Lawson
The Afghan debacle provides very real and painful examples of what happens when foreign policy is directed by ideological arrogance completely removed from both the facts on the ground and the truths of human nature and civilisational conflict. To understand this, we need to return to the original casus belli of the conflict.
Social conservatism and the individual | OC Comment
Fortunately, social conservatism has the success and prosperity of the individual as key tenet that undergirds the ideological superstructure. However, instead of being at odds with each other, social conservatives believe that society and the individual are mutually reinforcing concepts. In many cases these two tenets are indistinguishable; a society is made up of individuals and individuals find meaning, happiness, and prosperity in society. It is this high regard for the individual in social conservatism that sets it apart from other ideologies. It is the only political structure that keeps the individual and their relation to society as the permanent focus of all political activity.
It’s time to wage war on Woke | Ethan Thoburn
However, we cannot simply just stand by and watch so-called activists destroy our heritage. We conservatives must stand up to defend British history and culture from the pernicious and insipid individuals who wish to destroy our institutions. The government, especially the relevant Secretary of State, Oliver Dowden, must set out a plan to protect our values; our heritage; and our British culture. These are the things we cherish. These are things we will defend.