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
The UK NHS, continuing its role as the vanguard of the woke, social justice intersectional politics movement, has been caught with its non-binary underpants around its knees and been told to gather data on the biological sex of patients. This must be serious as even The Guardian ran the story. Articles on the issue are
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It seems that for some, the COVID-19 pandemic is an event that must never be forgotten; a chapter in history that must be revisited over and over again, with a sense of relentless victimhood. Despite the reality that, for most, COVID-19 was a mild virus that the majority survived without lasting consequence, a narrative of
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The short answer to that is: “a country where free speech is demonstrably under threat”. Clearly, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer does not consider free speech to be under threat in the United Kingdom. Questioned recently in the Oval Office on a visit to President Trump, he was asked by a woman from the press
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The latest report from The Ministry of Approved Opinions, Hope Not Hate The State of Hate 2025: Reform rising and racist riots, is out. The pdf version is free to download. I urge you not to buy the hard copy, which will help fund Hope not Hate; alas, it will only encourage them. My first
I have never managed to connect with South Korea despite several visits. I suppose that the fact these have all been business visits and mostly in winter when it is cold almost beyond belief has not helped. Also, I have only been to Seoul which is a huge traffic-jammed place. I don’t like Korean food,
Having long ago outsourced my cerebral powers to ChatGPT, I asked it for some amusing titles for an article on the theme of the UK’s focus on Ramadan rather than Lent. One of the best now adorns this article. Runners up included: Holy Hunger Games: Lent vs. Ramadan – Who Fasts It Best? Ramadan &
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