There's also the media management game being played here. Leaks of a government crackdown on woke in school sex ed two days ago, this morning's media round, leading to a consultation that might have … (View Post)
Gag writing, like plumbing, is something that really ought to be left to the professionals. There's still a talent to deliver someone else's material well, but to come up with good new jokes means se… (View Post)
It's a good joke, and Boris performs it well. But any joke wears thin with repetition. (Private Eye tried a Wodehouse parody of Boris and Dom, called Leaves and Booster, but it didn't last. How could… (View Post)
Depends what counts as pretty well. 15 percent doesn't get Reform any seats under FPTP. And without that, what's the point, exactly? (Hence Nigel remains on the sidelines. If he stands somewhere, he … (View Post)
And he threw it all away. Shame, because we could do with the optimism. Some novel I once read, about a disintegrating marriage had "he used to make me laugh" as a chapter closer. It's up t… (View Post)