Mitch Benn
05 July 2023
Vladimir Putin: A desperate man calls for desperate measures
Putin’s previously ironclad reputation has sustained serious damage in recent times – how can he regain his mojo?
Read the full article21 June 2023
Bard for life: The tragedy of Boris the First (or The Comedy of Errors)
Does self-styled Shakesperean hero Boris Johnson’s new vocation as a Daily Mail columnist suggest misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows...?
Read the full article14 June 2023
He’s finally been flushed away – but will Johnson bob back to the surface?
The disgraced former PM has crawled away to lick his wounds, but he’ll already be plotting ways to inveigle his way back into the public eye...
Read the full article07 June 2023
“The dog ate my WhatsApp messages”, and other digital-age excuses
If the government's cunning plan fails, here are some more ways to deceive the Covid inquiry
Read the full article31 May 2023
When even Express readers can see the light, it must be game over for Brexit
Two thirds of the Brexiters’ Bible’s readers admit that leaving the EU has gone pear-shaped – but not for the same reasons as the rest of us...
Read the full article24 May 2023
It’s Worst Side Story, it’s The Book of Moron.. yes, it’s Rishi the musical!
Featuring the hit show tunes Don’t Cry for Me, Richmond (Yorkshire), Suella, If I Were a Poor Man, and many more!
Read the full article17 May 2023
Tories issue grave warnings of a potential horror scenario: democracy
Should the dastardly progressives impose PR on the nation, the days of the Tory minority exercising unlimited power could be over... the horror
Read the full article10 May 2023
Voter ID didn’t help the Conservatives, so let’s just raise the voting age to 70
The Tories’ latest cunning plan failed miserably at the council elections, so here are some foolproof ways they could rig the next general election
Read the full article03 May 2023
Why stop at the coronation? Let’s have jousting, sacrifices and boat battles too
Here are a few more empty ceremonies that could be held to distract the masses from the country’s ongoing elective death spiral
Read the full article26 April 2023
Psst, Tories! 27 nicknames for Starmer that are more cutting than ‘Sir Softie’
The anti-Starmer slur isn’t catching on. If the prime minister is stuck, there are some better insults to reach for
Read the full article19 April 2023
Why make up fake flaws when there’s already an embarrassment of Rishi’s?
There are some less crass and more accurate ways for Labour to attack the government
Read the full article12 April 2023
If you’re a Tory MP worried about your job, fear not! Help is at hand
Conservative MPs seem to have finally twigged that their gravy train is about to hit the buffers. So what else could they turn their hands to?
Read the full article29 March 2023
Desperate measures from a desperate government
The Conservatives are clutching at straws. Do they think we haven't noticed?
Read the full article22 March 2023
January 6 all over again? You must be MAGAnuts…
For discredited populists, it has been the week justice hit back
Read the full article14 March 2023
How Gary Lineker can avoid causing another fake outragegasm
If, in the future, Gary has to restrict himself to talking about football, here are some analogies it's OK for him to use
Read the full article09 March 2023
Are you suffering from Brexgret? The tell-tale signs
Brexiters beware, symptoms are on the rise - but never fear, here are a selection of foolproof cures for your ailments
Read the full article01 March 2023
Brexit Avengers assemble for the Infinite Culture Wars
Your favourites unite for Brexit Avengers: Infinite Culture Wars! Coming soon, whether you like it or not...
Read the full article23 February 2023
How low would Johnson go to crawl back into No 10?
Beware, Rishi Sunak – the former PM will stop at nothing to get his old job back...
Read the full article16 February 2023
The Tory Party is over… but what about the afterparty?
What new right wing parties can we expect to emerge in the coming years? And, who may lead them?
Read the full article08 February 2023
Underhand, overpaid, the Tories are bungling free
Meet The Wombles as you've never seen them before. (With apologies to Elisabeth Beresford...)
Read the full article01 February 2023
The cautionary tale of the emperor’s ill-fitting clothes
Rishi Sunak appears to be having a few wardrobe malfunctions. Is he taking a leaf out of Boris Johnson's book?
Read the full article25 January 2023
Britain: Where scandals are no longer scandalous
In contemporary British politics, we've come to expect scandal and this week has been no exception
Read the full article18 January 2023
Nothing really adds up in little Rishi’s big maths test
Do the government really want a highly numerate populace when their own numbers aren't especially strong?
Read the full article12 January 2023
Where are they hiding the £350m a week for the NHS?
The NHS could now do with the financial boost as promised on side of the Brexit bus seven years ago
Read the full article04 January 2023
Only a fool would try to predict the events of 2023…
If last year taught us anything, it's that anything can happen in politics
Read the full article31 December 2022
These are the resolutions Sunak and Co should make for 2023
Stop smirking, Jeremy Hunt! And do anything you can to avoid needing the NHS, Steve Barclay…
Read the full article22 December 2022
Mitch Benn’s images of 2022
In the Year of Three UK Prime Ministers, there were more villains than heroes. We remember some of the most memorable
Read the full article14 December 2022
Could these tricks save the Tories from defeat?
As Christmas approaches, things don't quite feel festive. What can the government do to rally the troops?
Read the full article07 December 2022
Nursing grievances over Zahawi’s weird strike rant
The “message to Putin” idea merely made Zahawi look in need of close nursing assistance himself
Read the full article30 November 2022
What could the big hitter of Twitter shatter next?
After all, once he’s free of Twitter he’ll be looking for something else to do
Read the full article23 November 2022
Forget Qatar: Let’s stage the next World Cup on Mars
Holding the tournament in the red planet’s temperate deserts would be more hospitable and less oppressive for fans
Read the full article15 November 2022
A stinging endorsement of Hancock’s half-hour of fame
In an attempt to save his image, what other shows could the former health secretary make all about him?
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