SS Great Britain and the Tyranny of Ignorance
June 23, 2026
The announcement that the SS Great Britain is to be rebranded because some visitors may misunderstand what the initials ‘SS’ stand for is one of those stories
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The Black World Cup
June 22, 2026
With less enthusiasm than ever before, I’ve tuned into a few games in the World Cup, which currently grinds on. Coming into a match around the
Gay Pride Over English Pride?
June 21, 2026
It is that time of year again. The rainbow flags are out in full force. Hair dye sales have rocketed. Men in skirts with their
It’s Coming Home. Apparently
June 19, 2026
It’s coming home. They say. All it took was one match for England’s fans, and Britain’s media, to start inscribing the country’s name on the
Norma Desmond Strikes Again
June 16, 2026
As TNC regulars know, I often visit and write about Crete, where I was lucky/ foresighted enough to buy a tiny traditional village house over
The Delivery Bike Takeover
June 14, 2026
What do Hull in East Yorkshire and Maribor in Slovenia have in common? Hull is a crumbling entrepôt on one bank of the murky Humber River and
What the F-word is the P-word?
June 11, 2026
A peculiar thing happened the other day on Times Radio with Andrew Neil. The legendary broadcaster was discussing the intricacies of the Henry Nowak murder
Do Look Back in Anger
June 10, 2026
What can be added to the narrative that has ensued the horrible death of Henry Nowak. Our courageous editor has been on the case since the outset, the
The Sense of An Ending
June 6, 2026
It started in a wine-shop one November, one of those where, come lunchtime, they find some tables, rustle up some charcuterie and charge you corkage.