After well over an hour frantically transcribing the words of Andrew Roberts, the distinguished and internationally published historian, I looked up for him to say: “It is rare in history for every mistake to...
by Mallard Columnist · Published December 23, 2021 · Last modified December 21, 2021
“A merry Christmas, Bob!” said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back. “A merrier Christmas, Bob, my good fellow, than I have given you for...
If the Conservative Party is voted in again, after the calamity of Johnson’s Government, it will be clear that the public is willing to tolerate dishonest, disingenuous politicians who show a clear contempt for...
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by Mallard Columnist · Published November 26, 2021 · Last modified November 25, 2021
As a medievalist and philologist, Tolkien had spent a considerable number of years studying a variety of languages. This certainly explains the grandeur of the linguistic and quasi-historical value of the Lord of the...
“It is unacceptable that the PCS union should threaten potential legal action against the Home Office. As public servants, Border Force staff are not in a position to undermine Government policy.”
A few weeks ago, a certain tweet claiming that it was impossible for conservatives to make art made the rounds of Twitter. Like too many in the mainstream culture, its sender erroneously assumed that...
Britain must prevent and deter illegal immigration, rather than actively encouraging it. That would be the ‘moral’ solution to the issue neglected by those in power. The perception of ‘morality’ often forms the basis...
t should be expected that, should a politician break such rules, and deliberately too, they must resign. Otherwise, the standard to which our country holds our parliamentarians is too low.
Published yesterday by the Committee of Public Accounts, a report entitled ‘Improving the performance of major defence equipment contracts’ has once again thrown the Ministry of Defence into the limelight for the wrong reasons....
We’re living in an economic black hole in 2021 – many are out of work or are underemployed due to the effects of the pandemic lockdowns and vaccination mandate lockouts, businesses have gone under...
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Let’s be practical about Shamima Begum │ Jake Scott
16 Feb, 2019
