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Parliamentary sketches from our parliamentary sketch-writer
Winston’s not back
If you didn’t want the bus to crash, why did you get on?
Classic Dom
See Lee out back about the merch, there’s grenade keyrings and everything
That is a renewed Trident deterrent and I am pleased to see you
NATO! I’m absolutely yours! SEATO? Never heard of her!
The interior minister
Priti Patel makes the police case in parliament
Cavalier with the facts
PMQs pitches a Cavalier prime minister against his Roundhead opponent. But Boris risks a lot as “the Rupert of debate”
Matt’s Hunted look
The Parkour Secretary is just waiting for his call up
Bingeing on RishiVision
Money doesn’t spend itself, Chancellors spend money
The kid stays in the picture
Alright Mr. DeMillions, I’m ready for my close-up
Back to the future
Chillaxed to the max with Davey C
The magician’s dismay
The showman spotted the rabbit hopping about backstage, but was forced to carry on with his trick
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
Starmer’s union trap
Labour has handed power back to the unions, and is now discovering the cost of obedience
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm