George MacDonald Fraser
Rogue male
Scoundrel, liar, cheat and toady, George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman is a creation of genius and a bracing antidote to our timid age
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We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
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A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
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The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong