“If you read it once, you’ll remember it for ever.” I can’t say that of most short stories I’ve read. But I can definitely say that of “What Was It?” (1859). It’s the most famous story by the boozing and brawling Irish-American writer Fitz-James O’Brien (1826-62). In a few thousand words, O’Brien wove deep mystery, […]
The devastation is truly demonic. The photos alone are worth…
In July, Nigel Farage told Sky News “If people post on social media things that are racist, they nearly always get a knock at the door, charged, and that’s right and proper“. He recently called Twitter “dangerous.” Raheem Kassam, a close Farage ally, has echoed that sentiment, describing people expressing themselves freely online as a […]
King Charles III has just invited yet another Prime Minister (PM) to form a government of the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The current monarch must be becoming accustomed to receiving these visits at Buckingham Palace. He had thought his coronation would just mean more visits to hospitals and mosques to take […]
In an interview with Trevor Phillips on Sky News, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson blamed the ‘Boriswave’ of migration on what he describes as liberal remain-voting civil servants. Boris is counting on the general public having a short memory. In 2018 interview with the Telegraph he argued that the Government should make the “liberal” case […]
Andy Burnham will fail. That’s a very safe bet: the new British prime minister will fail. The only questions are how badly and how quickly he’ll fail. He’s like a naked man armed with a water-pistol and eager for battle with a grizzly bear, a saber-tooth tiger and a large swarm of killer-bees. In other […]
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