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If it looks like corruption and smells like corruption - then it's most likely corruption
A word I’m going to resurrect for the purposes of the opening paragraph of this article is “rad” - because nobody uses it and there’s probably a very good reason for it, too. But one of the 'raddest' films ever made was Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock starring alongside Dennis…
May 14
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Just add ‘Chaos as Boris Johnson announces…’ to the beginning of any headline
An interesting fact about the Queen's speech is that there have been only two points in the history of her majesty's reign where she has missed the re-opening of Parliament - and both times it was due to pregnancy.
May 12
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I mean, who are they even trying to appeal to any more?
Actually, as a result of working from home, I’ve had some of the most productive years of my life - contrary to the words of Boris Johnson who says that ‘working from home doesn’t work’. No it does - and Boris Johnson knows it does - but because he is essentially trying to tap…
May 17
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NATB Podcast #8 - It’s as though Beergate is a parody of Partygate if political scandals were written by Viz
Watch now (15 min) | My latest podcast deals with how ridiculous so-called ‘Beergate’ is - self-conscious in the awareness that this is probably the point on the part of client journalists who always thought Britain need…
May 10
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Local Elections 2022: The Gig's Up, Boris
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Not even a remotely corrupt country? Pfft, not half: When the MSM plays catch-up with the Gonzo heroes of Journalism
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Covid makes a comeback, Sunak's Cost-of-living crisis, The Home Office's Refugee Hypocrisy, Lavrov's Stepdaughter in Kensington - and the Worst Possible Government at the Worst Possible Time
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The Rise & Fall of the Artful Tax Dodger: Old Westminster Skulduggery and Party Political Games in Times of Crisis
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I mean, who are they even trying to appeal to any more?
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When The Tories Weaponise Marginal Issues and Nobody Seems 'That' Interested
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Local Elections 2022: The Gig's Up, Boris
The remarkable thing about Tuesday's excellent interview on Good Morning Britain that Susanna Reid conducted with Boris Johnson is that I'm sure - at…
May 7
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The Local Elections will not likely be the biggest headache for Johnson. It's what comes after that will
The BBC provides a rather helpful guide here to tell you whether a local election is happening anywhere near to you. There are none near me…
May 3
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“Lost the plot” and “absolutely insane”: The Tory Response to the Cost-of-Living crisis
In an exclusive interview with Rupert Murdoch’s latest venture TalkTV, Boris Johnson said that people would like him to focus on the ‘things’ that…
Apr 30
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NATB Podcast #7 - "We're Not Sexist But..."
Watch now (13 min) | This podcast deals with the deplorable Mail on Sunday hit-piece against Angela Rayner that I spoke about very, very briefly in my…
Apr 27
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Deflated and Scunnered: The Party's Over for Boris Johnson
A point I made in a previous podcast - ‘the one where Marc dropped a Shirley Bassey reference’ - was that what we’re seeing right now is a little bit of…
Apr 25
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Time's Up, Prime Minister: It Just Needed Some Divine Intervention
“Look, you’ve got a motion being put forward by the opposition that is… impeccable, quite frankly, and it is written in such a way that it’s immensely…
Apr 22
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89 apologies later, but we just need one resignation
One of the things that irritates me, and probably you, too, is that before Boris Johnson walked into the House of Commons on Tuesday - to justify why he…
Apr 20
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The Prime Minister thinks the 'Cruel Britannia' policy is a winner - it's probably too late for distractions now
The obsession that the Conservatives have with 'little boat people' is one of the stranger stories of our political times. The Conservatives' obsession…
Apr 18
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Local Elections 2022: The Gig's Up, Boris
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Not even a remotely corrupt country? Pfft, not half: When the MSM plays catch-up with the Gonzo heroes of Journalism
6
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Covid makes a comeback, Sunak's Cost-of-living crisis, The Home Office's Refugee Hypocrisy, Lavrov's Stepdaughter in Kensington - and the Worst Possible Government at the Worst Possible Time
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The Rise & Fall of the Artful Tax Dodger: Old Westminster Skulduggery and Party Political Games in Times of Crisis
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I mean, who are they even trying to appeal to any more?
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When The Tories Weaponise Marginal Issues and Nobody Seems 'That' Interested
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