Every Conservative is Worse than Previous Conservatives

Australia and the world very nearly lost Tim Blair earlier this year, when he was airlifted to hospital after a most inconvenient heart attack. Under orders to take it easy, our Sweetness & Light columnist didn’t quibble with his doctors, and thus did Quadrant’s March edition go to press Blair-free. Fortunately, we had a still-paywalled column from November which we present today. — rf

It has come to my attention that you lot are not obeying the rules. This is most unfortunate, because our leftist superiors have taken a great deal of trouble to compose and codify these rules, and it simply won’t do to have various independent-minded free-thinkers ignoring or breaking them.

It is basic good manners to avoid upsetting our societal betters, who are—you will have noticed—somewhat sensitive to even mild criticism, much less outright defiance. Therefore, in the interest of general cultural harmony, the rules will be listed here so that we can all commit them to memory and…