It’s Brexit all over again. Democracy does what democracy has a habit of doing: putting those who have received the most votes into seats and into power. But the quivering masses of the hyper-offended – the Liberals, Greens and assorted lefties – simply cannot accept that. Although I never watch them, I hear that the […]
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Hull and East Riding is in the grip of election fever for the mayor of the new unitary authority. Things are hotting up and expectations are high that some people who give the proverbial will turn up at the polling stations which are already being set up. Others may just want directions to Tesco. Tensions
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Not content with blocking every last vestige of fun we have – tobacco, alcohol, food (all festooned with warnings) – our government is now intent on blocking the sun, possibly removing from the long-suffering British public one of the few pleasures still free to enjoy, on the rare occasions we actually see it. If they
I was never convinced that we needed a Supreme Court. It was a Blairite concoction dreamed up in line with reducing the role of the House of Lords, which had served us well for centuries as the ultimate arbiter of legal cases, and a genuflection to the way things are run in our former colony
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The current occupant of Number 10 Downing Street seems seized by religious fervour. Will we soon hear of a sudden conversion to one of the world’s major faiths? The problem is: which one? So far, we have had calls to prayer and iftars in Westminster acknowledged by Sir Keir in recognition of the special time
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We are repeatedly told that we have a two-tier justice system in the UK. Frankly, that is a myth; we have a ‘no justice system’ in the UK. If justice, applied fairly after judgement, means that people get what they deserve in terms of punishment according to the law – no more and no less
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Snobbery nobbery The absurdities of life in the UK occupy many columns in TNC, and today is no exception. We are witnessing outbreaks of abject stupidity in some of our formerly cherished institutions, for example the ancient universities and the police where there is such fragility and over-sensitivity it is a wonder they function at
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One of the joys of having a small retreat in North Yorkshire is that my wife and I can explore the area, previously unknown to us despite living in the East Riding of Yorkshire for 25 years. There are artisan food shops in Malton and Helmsley, copious farm shops, Ampleforth ale and cider (take care
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Following the controversial series Adolescence which divided critics, undeterred, Netflix have released a new mini-series Senescence which, as the name suggests, portrays the issue of toxic masculinity at the other end of the age spectrum. Adolescence sparked controversy. While it was lauded by the Guardianisti and left-leaning politicians, it was panned by more conservative-leaning commentators.
The deplorable state of our armed forces – or what remains of them – could become a whole lot worse if some new ideas are implemented. Turns out our recruits, while undergoing boot camps, are not getting enough sleep and the proposed solution is to let them lie-in for an extra hour each day. At
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