With the upsurge of Scottish nationalism and the glaringly pitiful record of the Welsh Government, anti-devolution sentiment among conservatives seems to be on the rise. Many resolutely British conservatives seem to disregard the notion that devolution has a place within the United Kingdom and that it is a threat to…

Having lived 18 of the last 21 years of my life in Scotland, I am most certainly Scottish. Having lived 3 years in England (and with plans to return shortly) and with a Welsh father who raised me on tales of Glyndŵr and Gelert, I am also definitely British. And…

One-nation conservatism has become a fashionable term for Conservatives to use to describe themselves as of late, particularly since Boris Johnson’s successes in the 2019 Conservative leadership election and general election. But what really is one-nation conservatism and who has the right to call themselves one? As an ex-socialist and…

Going from being a vocal socialist and Scottish nationalist to being a card-carrying member of the Conservative Party sounds paradoxical, but the jump from left to right is not as difficult as one would think. To give some context to my prior leftism, I come from a very working-class background…

Forgiveness is celebrated as a one of the great virtues. It is something particularly celebrated in Christianity and Christian societies, and notably the asking of the forgiveness of our own sins and the encouragement of our own forgiveness of others’ is part of the Lord’s Prayer, a definitive part of…

My political journey has been a long (and admittedly convoluted) one. Over the years, I have subscribed to a patchwork of different ideologies and philosophies, many of which varied and do not seem obviously linked. The one thing they all have in common, however, is they are socially-minded. I have…