Greetings, I'm Alex and I'm a Classics student at Oxford. My main interests include history and philosophical conservatism and its development. I was a Conservative Party member, but left after becoming dissilusioned. I've also written a book called 'The Conservation of Liberty'.
Historically, philosophy has been both the domain of the layman and the academic. In today’s world, to study philosophy involves enrolling in an academic institution – a…
I recently returned home from two-week long journey away from my cosy surroundings in the South of England. I had been spending some time in Cumbria, but a week-and-a-half…
When we talk about justice in a political context, we do not merely mean the fair administration and interpretation of the law. Political justice is about finding the best…
My initial reaction to the news that Theresa May was to hold a snap general election was too profane to publish – I can’t deny that it took me by surprise. On the face of…
It is no secret that the United Kingdom, or rather specifically England, has an Established Church, the Church of England, which has officially served the nation for almost…
I am now approaching my second year as a member of the Conservative and Unionist Party, a party which I joined in the hope of playing a role within one of the oldest political…
This is part 3 in the Conservatism with Alex series. Today Alex discusses war and peace.
War is a dirty word – and it rightly should be. War is terrible, and I have long…
One of the greatest political mistakes of the past few centuries has been the assumption that pure ideals make for better political groundwork than experience. The British…
This is part one of a series of writings on conservatism by Alex Illingworth
If someone says that they are ‘a conservative’, then they are opening the door to ambiguity and…