And Another One Down...(But Not Out)

The UK censors have struck again:

News: It is with great sadness that I have to announce the closure of TCW on July 18, two weeks today, when our last 'edition' will go out.

TCW's list of 'awake' contacts – readers and writers – has expanded around the globe, as well to all corners of Great Britain. We are a...

— Kathy Gyngell (@KathyConWom) July 4, 2026

Over at The Conservative Woman, Kathy further explains:

...As some of you know I have edited TCW voluntarily seven days a week for 12 years. It might look as though it appears by osmosis, but believe me, it doesn't. It was only with the advent of Margaret and Alan Ashworth in 2017 and their commitment and professional expertise that the site truly 'took off'.

Though I say it myself, 12 years is an incredible record for a site run on a shoestring. We have taken readers through some of the most turbulent years of dissent and unease in Britain's democratic history. Brexit, the plandemic and lockdown, one election after another, and five Prime Ministers; a sixth arriving as we leave. A period when the MSM catastrophically failed in its role as the fourth estate by not holding government to account. Many readers have told me TCW is what the Spectator should be, but isn't. A 'merit' achieved by a tiny, underpaid (but principled) team compared with their lavish staffing.