(Photograph: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) As if Kingston upon Hull did not have enough problems. Once a thriving fishing port, that industry is long gone; we were the most bomb-damaged place by area of the city in Britain during the Second World War; we are home to what is considered one of […]
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If they are not already doing so, the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary, the de facto custodians of the English language, ought to be considering a new noun – ‘a lammy.’ Inspired by the Falstaff of the front benches, David Lammy, it means a public figure, such as a politician, who wishes to appear
In the infamous words of Tony Blair’s advisor Andrew Neather, mass immigration policy was ‘rubbing the Right’s nose in diversity’. The New Labour government was determined to smash traditional society, and the wrecking ball has been swinging ever since. The country has become almost unrecognisable to how it looked before the end of last century,
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Youth is famously wasted on the young, while old age comes to us all. But their distant cousin, middle age, may be the worst and the least-forgiving of the three acts of the lifespan. Trapped: no longer a child, yet unable to throw off the shackles of responsibility and give up caring completely, middle age
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As I sit shivering in my garden office, debating with my wife whether it is time to put on the central heating, I try to conjure up the halcyon days of the summer of 2024 when we languished in the garden, cold beer in hand and the traditional handkerchiefs knotted round our heads. Except that
“An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a pub…” or so the joke goes. If you’re old enough to remember this staple gag of English standup, you’ll know that it got its laughs from the Irishman doing or saying something hilariously silly. Such condescension towards Irish people as charming fools is certainly no
It appears to be the case that one of the last places where red-bloodied English patriotism can be displayed without the ‘progressive’ left pouring shame on it is at sporting events. It is on football terraces where we see the purest form of national pride. England’s fans belt out the national anthem, proudly wave their
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Welcome to this edition of our periodic newsletter. We promised not to burden you with such newsletters unless we had something to share with you, but there have been so many developments recently that we thought it was time to update all staff on our latest initiatives. New guidelines on Gender Health The guidelines are
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The year is 2034, the British voting public have again made their decisive choices in the general election – all seats have been won by unopposed LibLabConGreenSF ‘Grand Coalition’ candidates (except for maverick aged Reform MP Nigel Farage in Clacton-on-Sea). No part of the ‘Grand Coalition’ can agree who should be Prime Minister, and the
For the past decade, the Met Office has operated the practice of naming storms. According to Situational Awareness head, Will Lang, this improves communication of severe weather, and provides clarity. With the storm season ending in August, the Met Office has just finished its busiest year on record –12 tempests have been named in 12
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