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Britannia Rules The Waives
Stewart Slater October 15, 2024The part of Boris Johnson’s autobiography which most immediately captured …
The Chagos Islands Debacle
Peter Harris October 13, 2024Well, well, well, after a depressing and burgeoning list of …
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A Sausage to Fortune
Roger Watson October 12, 2024We’ve refrained so far from referring to ‘sausagegate’ in these pages. After all, anyone can make a mistake. Many of …
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Roger Watson October 5, 2024Ennobled by Tony Blair, Lord Waheed Alli was the first ‘openly’ gay member of the House of Lords. He also …
Farage Backslides on Islam
Frankhaviland September 28, 2024(Photograph: Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Twenty-four hours is famously a long time in politics. Presumably …
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The Frank Report LXXXI
Frankhaviland August 4, 2024Welcome to the latest edition of The Frank Report where, contrary to form, the laughs are a bit thin on …
The Frank Report LXXX
Frankhaviland July 14, 2024This week saw the opening of Parliament, and the swearing in of MPs old and new. Freshly-appointed Minister for Jihad, …
The Frank Report LXXIX
Frankhaviland July 7, 2024I am most grateful to all the fans of The Frank Report, who have written in to demand its reinstatement. …
Guest Posts
Black History Month
Steven Tucker October 17, 2024(Photograph: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) After first entering Parliament back in 2005, the black female …
Why the GP Won’t See You Now
David Craig October 14, 2024I recently had blood tests for four issues that I thought it worth checking – blood sugar levels, liver function, …
We Are Where We Are
Alex Story September 24, 2024There is an old joke about a Dubliner, who is lost in the Irish countryside on his way to his …
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Who Exactly Hates Britain?
Duke Maskell April 26, 2024Dear Editor, On April the 21st the Sunday Times published an article in which an anonymous teacher wrote that, when he …
Readers’ Forum
Frankhaviland March 5, 2024Dear readers, as the TNC inbox is now getting more traffic, we hope to make reader letters a regular feature. …
Graham Linehan: Why Play the Progressives’ Game?
Duke Maskell October 4, 2023(Photograph: Stew Dean from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Dear Sir, What could do more …
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An Interview with Mark Steyn (Part II)
Frankhaviland April 7, 2024(Photograph: manningcentre, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) In case you missed it, you’ll no doubt enjoy Part I …
An Interview with Mark Steyn (Part I)
Frankhaviland April 6, 2024(Photograph: manningcentre, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Mark Steyn is the bestselling author of many books, including America Alone, After …
Interview With Reform UK Leader Richard Tice
Frankhaviland March 15, 2024(Photograph: Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Richard Tice has taken Reform UK from just 3% in …
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