Society

A historian's guide to hating the French

NEED to stir up some resentment for the opposition ahead of tonight’s match? Historian Denys Finch Hatton explains the reasons to hate England’s longtime enemy.

We will pay you £100 right now to f**k off, parents tell PTA

PARENTS have told their school’s PTA that they will happily give them £100 now in order for them to f**k off for the rest of December.

York does not belong in Yorkshire, Northerners confirm

THE city of York is poncey, up its own arse, and makes the rest of Yorkshire look silly, real Northerners have confirmed.

Five things men never take for granted

MEN are often accused of being uncaring and thoughtless. Here are five examples that prove otherwise, sort of.

Radio 1 and a whiff of fag smoke: five signs builders are nearby

THERE’S increased activity near your home, and you suspect that it may be an infestation of builders. These are the signs.

Other people's children and what's wrong with them

YOUR own children, thanks to good genes and excellent parenting, are great. Other people’s children, by contrast, always disappoint for these reasons.

Seven reasons I had to park right next to you, by a knobhead in an empty car park

SURE, there were only five cars in the car park, and I could have parked in 280 other places so you didn’t have to squeeze in through your driver’s door. But I had a good reason for parking right next to you.

Eight things old people just can't grasp are horribly racist

THE elderly, who grew up in a world of state-sanctioned prejudice, can't seem to get past their mental block about some phrases not being okay to use now. Because they're appallingly racist.

Winchester College: An urgent appeal

THE socialist Keir Starmer has put pressure on the prime minister to withdraw the charitable status enjoyed by us here at Winchester College, attended by Mr Sunak himself. 

The gammon's guide to finding out Christians are in a minority

LESS than half of people in Britain now identify as Christian. Here red-faced Brexiter Roy Hobbs explains how to cope with being a minority when you normally hate them.