
It is true that Peter Hitchens is one of the last public conservatives allowed to exist in Britain. The establishment is apparently willing to tolerate him as a relic, but eagerly waits to consign him to history and prevent any
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney10 Sep 2015, 6:20 AM PST0

Last month I watched the celebrated US economist Paul Krugman explain to 2000 people in Las Vegas why debt doesn’t matter. Despite being at a business focused libertarian conference he convinced a sizeable chunk of his audience, by a show
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney25 Aug 2015, 4:35 AM PST0

Addressing a crowd of U.S. Senators, think-tanks and European leaders, Nigel Farage brought to Washington the strength of feeling in siding with the Greeks “smashing molotov cocktails into the walls of their parliament” last week. “If I’d been a young
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney19 Jul 2015, 10:39 PM PST0

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Donald Trump has hit the top of most polls in the US for the GOP nomination, whether you like it or not, he is now one of the front runners to be the Republican Candidate for President
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney12 Jul 2015, 7:28 PM PST0

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Marco Rubio addressed two thousand libertarian “Freedom Fest” delegates yesterday evening, to a buoyant reception. Unsurprisingly, in addressing a libertarian, business-focused conference, his speech focused on small government, low taxes and cutting regulation. Recognising that the conference
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney11 Jul 2015, 11:57 AM PST0

Demands to tear down Margaret Thatcher Plaza in the centre of Madrid in Spain are indicative of the left’s new aggressive policy of “cultural editing” – further illustrated by the fact there are plans to replace the square, which only opened last
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney1 Jul 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

When Rio Ferdinand accused Andy Grey and Richard Keys of having “pre-historic” views on gender equality, as well as contributing to their firing, apparently he was also setting a standard for future, pre-historic reference. The main takeaway from this summer’s blockbuster
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney15 Jun 2015, 3:10 AM PST0

I was railed against last week for being “homophobic” for suggesting last year at a Christian conference that the “LGBT lobby” had become an overly influential facet of British public life, independent from the reality of the wishes of desires of
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney9 Jun 2015, 1:31 AM PST0

Two supposedly landmark political events have occurred on the island of Ireland this week. Both were greeted with an element of surprise and excitement and were hailed as great victories for the “progressive movement”, both were inevitable. The referendum in
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney23 May 2015, 12:13 PM PST0

You might ask why the UK Independence Party ever had Amjad Bashir MEP as a member, but that ship has sailed. The real question now is why, given the serious allegations against him, the Conservative Party has accepted Bashir.
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney24 Jan 2015, 2:06 PM PST0

As Prince Andrew becomes the latest figure to be named in an establishment paedophile scandal, the British nation has woken up today to face, yet again, the uncomfortable possibility that they are governed by an elite political and media establishment
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney3 Jan 2015, 4:50 AM PST0

The right is rarely a forum for self-congratulation, preferring wary scepticism or angry indolence, but last month was the best month for conservatives in Britain in a very long time, and through the haze of differing party loyalties on the
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney3 Nov 2014, 4:55 AM PST0

Even in a week of great political upheaval, politics can be dully predictable. I spent the first part of the week in Madrid for the unveiling of the Margaret Thatcher Plaza, which a vast array of media outlets excitedly reported
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney18 Sep 2014, 11:47 PM PST0

The former poet laureate Phillip Larkin once wrote: “Our children will not know it’s a different country. All we can hope to leave them now is money.” It is a dystopian view of a Britain with nothing of value remaining
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney6 Sep 2014, 4:23 AM PST0

Despite reams of analysis, many if not most people in Westminster don’t understand why Douglas Carswell defected to UKIP last week. It wasn’t about the EU, it wasn’t about immigration, it wasn’t about a desire to hold on to his
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney3 Sep 2014, 7:43 AM PST0

It is often said, because it is true, that what happens in North America politically and economically is a precursor to what will happen in Britain. Conservatism is undergoing a global reawakening after two decades asleep to the scourge of
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney1 Sep 2014, 10:01 AM PST0

Last week it was revealed that the Conservative Party’s income from membership has fallen to within £50,000 of UKIP’s, and the average age of a Conservative Party member has risen to 68. At Conservative Party Conference last year, the Bow Group
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney4 Aug 2014, 6:53 AM PST0

The worst thing, no, the second worst thing about the paedophile and sex abuse scandal that is currently engulfing Westminster is that it isn’t news to most people who have worked in and around Parliament for even a few years.
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney7 Jul 2014, 7:40 AM PST0

It is curious that of the three major parliamentary party leaders, the most pressure has thus far been on Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband who, despite their poor performance, nevertheless remain on steady course to form a “Progressive Coalition” in
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney26 May 2014, 2:36 AM PST0

One of the biggest consistent drivers for people to vote Conservative is that it has always been the anti-taxation party, believing by core ideology that tax is a vexatious barrier to prosperity, or at best a necessary evil that should
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney15 May 2014, 7:13 AM PST0

by Benjamin Harris-Quinney10 May 2014, 5:50 AM PST0

The Conservative Party sits dazed, confused and undecided, at a crossroads. Despite pulling the decimated British economy from the ashes, the Party is on course to come third in the European Elections this month. In the last ten years it
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney7 May 2014, 9:28 AM PST0

by Benjamin Harris-Quinney6 May 2014, 5:32 PM PST0

A little reported study was published this week by Gavin Barwell MP, investigating why the Conservative Party has such little support among ethnic minority communities. It found that minority groups perceived the Conservative Party to be, among other things, anti-religious. Two
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney19 Apr 2014, 6:20 AM PST0

In 2008, journalist Peter Oborne wrote a must-read modern political work entitled ‘The Triumph of the Political Class’, identifying and bemoaning the replacement of the British Establishment with a new, self-serving, cross-party, incestuous political class in Westminster. The book was
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney12 Apr 2014, 9:29 AM PST0