The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
Starmer and the satirists
Will British comedians be as tough on the new government as on the last?
Rishi Sunak losing will be a blessed relief
The Conservatives should be put out of their misery
Cheers, Frasier
A comedy classic makes a triumphant return
Militant humourlessness
A pseudo-history of British comedy leaves one depressed
The Tories deserve to be hated
If not for the reasons many of their critics hate them
Proud of what?
The yearly rituals feel more corporate than counter-cultural
What’s in a nym?
How and why writers conceal their true selves
Coronation sceptical
Against the tyranny of twee