PUBLISHED CORRESPONDENCE BY MARK TAHA: 2001-2010
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(London) Metro, January 5, 2001, page 15.
New Statesman, January 22, 2001
A screengrab from the magazine’s website.
The Canada Post, April 2001, page 8.
Letter Mark Taha to Ted Goodman re Steve Pound, April 3, 2001.
I found the above while scanning the CAC archive. This is one of Taha’s favourite anecdotes!
The Independent, April 4, 2001.
The Guardian, April 24, 2001.
Ealing Gazette, July 6, 2001.
Daily Mail, August 7, 2001.
Sunday Times, September 2, 2001, Section 2, page 10.
THE TIMES, September 3, 2001, page 47, 9[S1].
Daily Telegraph, October 9, 2001, page 27.
The Independent, October 31, 2001.
(A question for Larry Hagman from Mark Taylor, answered apparently by the man himself).
Guardian (Education), November 13, 2001, page 8.
Guardian (Education), December 11, 2001.
In the above screengrab from the NewsUK database, the search terms have been highlighted.
Bowler Dessert, Winter2001/02, Number 59.
I have included the front cover of the above and full pages; this is the fanzine of the Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society.
Hookie Street, 2002, Issue 25, page 7 (unnumbered).
Re the above, page 7 includes the front page as page 1. Taha could not be anymore specific about the publication date.
Guardian (Education) supplement, January 8, 2002, page 8.
Guardian (Society supplement), March 6, 2002, page 7.
South Africa Times, April 2002.
This paper is also known as SA Times; it is a freesheet published in London.
TNT, April 15, 2002, page 5.
TNT, April 22, 2002, page 4.
A reply to the letter Mark had published in this magazine April 15, (see above).
Daily Mirror, April 30, 2002, page 33.
Boxing News, May 17, 2002, page 21.
The Times Magazine, July 13, 2002.
South Africa Times, October 9, 2002, page 6.
Daily Mirror Magazine, October 12, 2002.
Friends of the Chalet School, November 2002: 4 pages including the front cover.
Times Educational Supplement, February 15, 2003, page 6.
The above looks like a grab from the paper’s website, but it been on my hard disk for some time before it was published so I can’t be quite sure.
Daily Mail, March 21, 2003.
The above is a reply to Taha.
The Spooktator, ISSUE NUMBER 30 APRIL 2003, page 14.
The above is a quaintly named Laurel & Hardy fanzine.
The Guardian (Review section), May 17, 2003, page 8.
The Independent, June 26, 2003, page 2; (I think this was from a section of the paper).
TNT, circa July 2003.
The above is a response to a letter from Mark.
Daily Mail, August 14, 2003, page 63.
The Sun, August 18, 2003
The above includes contributions by other correspondents. The quality of the scan is Taha’s fault, not mine.
West End Extra, August 22, 2003, page 6.
TNT, August 26, 2003, page 4.
The above is another response to a letter from Mark.
The Guardian (Review section), August 30, 2003.
Daily Mail, September 25, 2003.
Sunday Times, September 28, 2003.
(London) Metro, September 30, 2003.
Daily Express, October 6, 2003, page 29.
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The Spectator, October 25, 2003.
Daily Mail, November 3, 2003, page 55.
THE TIMES, November 3, 2003, page 29.
(A screengrab of a scan of the original from the Times Digital Archive)
THE TIMES, November 4, 2003, page 32.
(A screengrab of a scan of the original from the Times Digital Archive)
The Times, November 18, 2003, page 20.
(A screengrab of a scan of the original from the Times Digital Archive)
THE TIMES, November 25, 2003, page 20.
(A screengrab of a scan of the original from the Times Digital Archive; this is not from Taha but is a response to his letter immediately above).
TOUGH TALKING FROM THE RIGHT, ISSUE NO. 43: December 2003, page 8.
Daily Mail, December 17, 2003, page 42.
Daily Mirror, January 10, 2004, page 33.
(London) Metro, January 27, 2004, page 13.
The Sun, February 18, 2004.
West End Extra, February 20, 2004, page 6.
Radio Times, March 20, 2004, page 7.
The Sun, April 5, 2004, page 13.
(The above is a screengrab from the NewsUK website; see also the letter immediately below).
The Sun, April 5, 2004, page 13.
(The above is a screengrab from the NewsUK website; see also the letter immediately above).
Daily Mail, April 7, 2004, page 69.
Daily Mail, April 14, 2004, page 65.
(The above is a response to the Taha missive of April 7).
The Independent, April 15, 2004.
Daily Mail, April 15, 2004, page 71.
(The above is a second response to the Taha missive of April 7).
West End Extra, 23 April 2004, page 6.
The Guardian (Education supplement), April 27, 2004.
The above is a screengrab from the NewsUK website).
The above scans are from Friends Of The Chalet School, May 2004, front cover, pages 9, 21, 23, 30-32, & 34.
They are part of what is known as the Chalet Confab.
The Sun, May 4, 2004.
(A screenshot from the paper’s website).
New Zealand News UK, May 12, 2004, page 2.
Daily Mail, May 13, 2004, page 89.
The Guardian (Society), June 2, 2004.
Sunday Times, July 18, 2004, page 2.26.
Friends Of The Chalet School, August 2004.
The above PDF file contains pages 9, 11, 13, 15-7, 19, 20, 22-3, 26-30 & 34 from Number 65. In view of the
layout of this publication and the effort that would be involved in piecing his efforts together
in JPG format I decided to scan the whole pages and put them in one file.
Daily Mail, August 17, 2004, page 49.
West End Extra, August 20, 2004, page 6.
The Times, August 20, 2004, page 57.
SA Times, September 8, 2004.
The title of the above publication varies.
Daily Mail, September 10, 2004, page 58.
The Times Magazine, September 11, 2004.
SA Times, September 15, 2004.
The above is a response to a letter by Taha published in the issue for the previous week.
West End Extra, September 17, 2004, page 5.
Daily Mail, September 21, 2004, page 59.
New Zealand News UK, September 29, 2004.
(Except that Voltaire never said any such thing. Pillock).
The Guardian (Education supplement), October 12, 2004.
Evening Standard, October 26, 2004, page 24.
THE TIMES, October 28, 2004.
(A screengrab of a scan of the original from the Times Digital Archive)
SA Times, October 27, 2004, page 5.
Boxing News, October 29, 2004, page 18.
(Taha is another of these idiots who subscribes to this mystery nonsense; Ali wasn’t regarded as a puncher - so what? If he’d changed places with Liston he’d have found out how much of a mystery this was. Pillock!)
The Guardian, November 10, 2004.
The Guardian, November 16, 2004.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK).
SA Times, December 1, 2004, page 6.
Daily Mail, December 4, 2004, page 97.
Daily Telegraph, December 7, 2004.
The Times (Debate), December 24, 2004.
The Guardian, January 15, 2005
The above is from an on-line database.
Boxing News, January 21, 2005, page 16.
New Statesman, January 24, 2005.
The above is a screengrab from the magazine’s website; it appeared under Teachers, leave the kids alone,
which was correspondence relating to home education.
Boxing News, January 28, 2005, page 19.
Boxing News, January 28, 2005, page 19.
A response to a different Taha missive (from a nutter) on the same page as the above.
Friends Of The Chalet School
The above contains correspondence from 9 pages of the February 2005 issue, Number 67, in particular pages 11-2, 14, 22-3, 25, 27, 30 & 31.
THE TIMES, February 10, 2005
This is from the Debate section.
Evening Standard, February 10, 2005, page 26.
This appeared in the Letters column under the heading The fight for safer streets.
Boxing News, February 11, 2005, page 17.
The Independent, February 17, 2005.
Crossfire, Volume XX1 No. 76 April 2005, page 30.
The Times, April 23, 2005, page 22.
A screengrab from an on-line version).
The Sun, July 14, 2005, page 43.
TNT, December 19, 2005, (apparently page 4).
Letter to Mr “Taken ” from Ellen Brown of ITV. The above was found in the CAC files which I am currently scanning (April 2014).
The Guardian, February 21, 2006.
The Independent, February 22, 2006.
Mature Times, March 2006, page 4.
Mirror, March 14, 2006.
South African Times, April 12-8, 2006, page 6.
THE TIMES, May 20, 2006, page 19.
A screengrab of a scan of the original from the Times Digital Archive; from the You say... column re a certain George Orwell novel).
Daily Telegraph, May 21, 2006.
A screengrab from the on-line version, the paper’s website.
West End Extra, May 26, 2006, page 6.
(London) Metro, July 3, 2006, page 18.
Boxing News, August, 2006, page 34
The above is a reply to a letter from Mark.
West End Extra, September 8, 2006, page 6.
West End Extra, September 15, 2006, page 6.
Evening Standard, Friday, October 13, 2006.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsBank).
The Sun, Thursday, October 19, 2006
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsBank).
Daily Mail, London, Friday, October 27, 2006.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsBank).
The Sunday Telegraph, London, October 29, 2006.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK).
THE TIMES, November 25, 2006, page 22.
A screengrab of a scan of the original from the Times Digital Archive)
The Freethinker, December 2006, pages 14-5.
The Times Educational Supplement, December 8, 2006.
The Independent, February 8, 2007.
Daily Mirror, April 20, 2007, page 55.
West End Extra, April 27, 2007.
A screengrab from the paper’s website.
Daily Mirror, May 7, 2007, page 40.
New Statesman, May 17, 2007.
A screengrab from the magazine’s website.
The Spectator, May 30, 2007.
A screengrab from the magazine’s website.
Daily Telegraph, June 19, 2007.
West End Extra, July 27, 2007.
A screengrab from the paper’s website.
Boxing News, August 3, 2007, page 34.
Daily Mirror, September 6, 2007, page 56.
Daily Mirror, October 4, 2007, page 45.
The Guardian (Weekend), December 1, 2007.
TNT, December 10, 2007, page 36.
The Independent, January 7, 2008.
Daily Telegraph, January 26, 2008.
The above includes a response to a Taha missive.
Boxing News, February 22, 2008, page 35.
A correspondent replies to a query from the great man, because he has not yet learned how to use Google.
Best, March 18, 2008, page 45.
The Times Educational Supplement, March 21, 2008.
The above is the best copy possible; blame Taha, not me!
Daily Mirror, April 4, 2008, page 47.
The Sun, April 29, 2008.
Evening Standard, June 2, 2008, page 45.
Boxing News, June 6, 2008, page 34.
TNT, 23-29 JUNE 2008/ISSUE 1295.
Daily Mail, June 24, 2008.
The Independent, July 10, 2008.
Sunday Telegraph, July 13, 2008.
New Statesman, July 14, 2008.
The Sun, July 19, 2008.
THE TIMES, July 22, 2008, page 22.
(The above was one of two letters that appeared under the heading Stop demonising today’s children).
Friends of the Chalet School, Number 81, August 2008: 4 pages including the front cover.
The Times Educational Supplement, August 1, 2008.
This magazine is now known as Tes or tes. I have no page number for the scan but this letter was publised on-line August 1, 2008 at 1am.
THE TIMES, August 12, 2008
The Times Educational Supplement, August 15, 2008.
Boxing News, August 15, 2008, page 33.
TNT Magazine, circa August 17, 2008.
TNT Magazine, circa September 1, 2008.
Daily Mirror, September 5, 2008.
The above is a screengrab of the NewsUK version; immediately below is the hard copy.
Daily Mirror, September 5, 2008.
THE TIMES, September 6, 2008.
TNT Magazine, September 8, 2008.
The above seems to be the correct date in spite of what appears at the top of the page.
Sunday Telegraph, September 21, 2008.
New Statesman, October 20, 2008.
The Sun, October 21, 2008.
(London) Metro, October 30, 2008, page 18.
West End Extra, October 31, 2008.
A screengrab from the paper’s website.
The Independent, December 23, 2008, page 27.
The Times Educational Supplement, January 23, 2009.
(London) Metro, January 27, 2009.
The Times Educational Supplement, January 30, 2009.
Daily Telegraph, February 5, 2009.
The Morning Star, February 6, 2009.
The Spectator, February 21, 2009, page 24.
The Sun, March 4, 2009.
The Times Educational Supplement, March 13, 2009.
Boxing News, April 3, 2009, page 35.
TNT Magazine, circa April 5, 2009.
Camden New Journal, April 9, 2009, page 15.
The Times Educational Supplement, May 15, 2009.
A screengrab from the on-line version.
The Independent, May 28, 2009.
West End Extra, June 12, 2009.
A screengrab from the paper’s website.
Evening Standard, June 15, 2009.
Boxing News, June 19, 2009, page 35.
Daily Telegraph, Friday, June 19, 2009, page S15.
Evening Standard, July 13, 2009.
The Times Educational Supplement, July 17, 2009.
A screengrab from the on-line version.
West End Extra, July 24, 2009, page 6.
(London) Metro, July 27, 2009, page 32.
See entry for July 29 below for a reply to this letter from Mark Taka!
The Sun, July 28, 2009, page 37.
(London) Metro, July 29, 2009, page 30.
The above is a reply to the Taha missive of July 27.
The Independent, July 30, 2009.
The Friars’ Chronicles, Summer 2009, Volume 27, Number 118.
Much of this issue was devoted to Una Hamilton Wright (1923-2009). Mark contributed two short sentences at the top of the second of three pages of e-mail tributes, the first two of which are included here.
Evening Standard, Friday, August 7, 2009.
West End Extra, August 7, 2009.
A screengrab from the paper’s website.
West End Extra, 7 August 2009, page 6.
The Independent, August 12, 2009.
Camden New Journal, August 13, 2009.
A screengrab from the paper’s website.
New Statesman, August 20, 2009.
(Mark never got round to cashing his prize for the above).
Folly, Autumn 2009.
The above consists of the front cover and page 35. Don’t ask!
The Independent, September 3, 2009.
(London) Metro, September 17, 2009, page 46.
Boxing News, September 18, 2009, page 35.
TNT, Friday, September 18, 2009.
Although this is a screengrab from the magazine’s website, Taha informs me that this is the text as it appeared in the actual magazine.
(London) Metro, September 21, 2009, page 42.
TNT, September 21, 2009, page 4 – probably!
The Sun, November 10, 2009, page 42.
(London) Metro, November 11, 2009, page 40.
Boxing News, November 13, 2009, page 51.
New Statesman, November 16, 2009.
The Independent, November 23, 2009.
The Sun, November 26, 2009, page 67.
Boxing News, December 11, 2009, page 13.
News Of The World, December 13, 2009.
(London) Metro, Friday, December 18, 2009, page 56.
TNT, Friday, December 21-27, 2009, issue 1373.
Commuter Carol indeed. Pillock.
The Sun, Thursday, December 24, 2009, page 49.
Letter Alan Harvey of the Springbok Club to the great one, December 30, 2009
Daily Telegraph, December 31, 2009.
A screengrab from the on-line version.
Daily Telegraph, January 1, 2010.
Daily Mail, January 4, 2010, page 58.
(London) Metro, February 8, 2010, page 42.
Socialist Review, March 2010, page 9.
(London) Metro, March 10, 2010.
The Independent, March 12, 2010, page 42.
(London) Metro, March 12, 2010, page 54.
The above is not a Taha letter but a reply to the Taha letter of March 10 (above); my apologies for the crinkled scan, but it really is appropriate because like Taha himself this silly feminist bitch Kate Smurthwaite is more than a little bit crinkled. The other letter, from Alison Dear, is equally off-beam. Women don’t have to work in these demeaning clubs anymore than they have to sell their bodies. For the record though, Yours Truly is in favor of licensing them. I don’t think they should be allowed in residential areas which may lead to problems for housewives and young girls.
BOWLER DESSERT, Spring 2010, Number 72, page 13.
The above appears to have been published around March 14, and is the best copy possible.
The Daily Express, March 17, 2010, page 38.
The Independent, March 22, 2010.
This is a reply to Taha’s letter of March 12, rather than one by the man himself.
TNT, March 22-28, 2010, Issue 1386, page 4.
The Friars’ Chronicles, Spring 2010.
Canada Post, April 2010, page 10.
West End Extra, April 2, 2010.
The Spectator, April 3, 2010, page 25.
Boxing News, 16 APRIL 2010, page 8
[Apologies for the poor quality of the scan].
The Independent, May 8, 2010, page 52.
TNT, 24-30 May, 2010.
Evening Standard, May 24, 2010.
The Times Educational Supplement, June 4, 2010.
TNT, 1397 JUNE 7-13, 2010.
This is a reply to Taha’s letter in the May 17-23 issue.
NEW STATESMAN 14 JUNE 2010 page 6.
Daily Mirror, June 16, 2010, page 51.
The Sun, June 21, 2010, page 39.
Boxing News, June 25, 2010, page 8.
West End Extra, July 2, 2010.
This is a screengrab from the paper’s website.
New Statesman, July 5, 2010.
The Sun, July 5, 2010, page 45.
TNT Magazine, July 5-11, 2010, page 4.
TNT, July 5, 2010.
Although this is a screengrab from the magazine’s website, Taha informs me that this is the
text as it appeared in the actual magazine. (See also the scan below for July 12-9).
West End Extra, July 9, 2010.
The above is a screengrab from the paper’s website. Immediately below is the hard copy, which appeared on page 6.
West End Extra, July 9, 2010, page 6.
TNT, July 12-9, 2010.
This is a response to a letter from Taha by a bloke called Mark. Taha assures me the
date given here is correct, the date given at the top of the article is apparently
from the previous issue. (See also the screengrab for July 5, above).
West End Extra, July 16, 2010.
This is a screengrab from the paper’s website.
Daily Telegraph, July 28, 2010.
A screengrab from the on-line version.
The Times Educational Supplement, July 30, 2010.
Boxing News, August 5, 2010, page 9.
Evening Standard, August 12, 2010.
TNT, August 16-22, 2010
Initially, the above was posted incomplete. Click here for the original.
The Guardian (Education) supplement, August 17, 2010.
Daily Telegraph, August 19, 2010.
South London Press, August 27, 2010, page 20.
My apologies for the half-photograph accompaniment of the above.
Worcester Sauce, September 2010, page 11.
Don’t ask! I’ve known this pillock for nearly twenty years now, and he still never ceases to amaze me.
Camden New Journal, September 2, 2010.
The above letter was actually credited to MARK TAHA Venner Road, SE26 – this time the error (with the scanner) is mine!
West End Extra, September 3, 2010.
(This is a screengrab from the paper’s website).
(London) Metro, Friday, September 24, 2010, page 57.
(This is not a scan but a screengrab of the on-line PDF e-edition).
(London) Metro, September 29, 2010, page 46.
Sunday Telegraph, October 3, 2010.
Daily Mail, (London), October 4, 2010, page 52.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK).
West End Extra, October 8, 2010.
Evening Standard, October 13, 2010.
Boxing News, October 14, 2010, page 14
West End Extra, October 22, 2010.
This is a screengrab from the paper’s website. See also the original below.
West End Extra, October 22, 2010, page 6.
I Could Go On..., page 21, October 25, 2010.
The above is from a book of unpublished letters to the Daily Telegraph.
Daily Mail, (London), October 25, 2010, page 52.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK).
The Canada Post, November 2010, page 10.
West End Extra, November 5, 2010.
This is a screengrab from the paper’s website. Below is the actual scan.
West End Extra, 5 November 2010.
News Of The World, November 7, 2010.
The above is the cyber-version.
The Sun, November 9, 2010, page 51.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK) See immediately below for the actual scan.
The Sun, November 9, 2010, page 51.
(London) Metro, November 9, 2010, page 52.
THE TIMES, November 15, 2010.
TNT, November 15-21 2010, Issue 1420.
(London) Metro, November 19, 2010, page 58.
Sunday Telegraph, November 21, 2010, page 29.
A screengrab from the on-line version.
(London) Metro, November 22, 2010, page 50
A response to Taha’s letter of November 19 – above.
Canada Post, December 2010, page 8.
West End Extra, December 10, 2010
This is a screengrab from the paper’s website.
Sunday Telegraph, December 12, 2010, page 29.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK); the hard copy is immediately below.
Sunday Telegraph, December 12, 2010, page 29.
Evening Standard, December 23, 2010, page 41.
The above is a screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK).
In the original, this was the second of two letters published under the heading Nothing new about bullying.
Evening Standard, December 23, 2010, page 41.
The above is a screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK).
The Sun, December 27, 2010, page 61.
A screengrab from the on-line version (NewsUK).
This appeared on page 67 of the Scottish edition, or “Scot Region” as NewsUK put it.
Bowler Dessert, WINTER 2010/2011 NUMBER 73, page 12.
The above was probably published a bit earlier than the end of December, or maybe quite a bit before.
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