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BIZARRE: 8 - What They Never Told You

Are Tories bent on scoring own goals? Alleged election betting shows real dedication

Tory party campaign director’s leave of absence over alleged bet hands Labour the perfect metaphor

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

Sunak’s never-ending apology on LBC phone-in elicits a sea of grimaces

The PM is sorry we feel like that, but at least he isn’t trying to con the country into believing in a Labour dictatorship

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024

Clearing the airwaves: Starmer gives woolly performance on LBC phone-in

Moments of clarity about football tax and definition of working person only highlight evasion elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

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It’s the Sunak syndrome: you’re richer than the king but only ‘pass’ at being posh. That’s the class system for you

Like the characters in Ripley and Saltburn, the perfectly well-to-do PM longs to be even better-to-do, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

In the challenger v the gaffer election event, the audience was the winner

Sunak’s interview about going without Sky TV as a child was the perfect warm-up act but Keir Starmer got a few laughs too

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024

Farage buddies up with Lee Anderson for ‘red wall’ take on Bad Boys: Ride or Die

‘You’re with another man who’s box office,’ a journalist tells Farage, who will now have to push Anderson down a staircase

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

So Trump moves closer to jail and nearer to the White House. This is our world in 2024

This must be a day to reflect that in just one decade it has become realistically possible for a multiple felon to lead the free world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024

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Greens keep it short and sweet to avoid the don’t-want-to-knows

The more people find out about the Green party’s policies, the more they tend to switch off. So today’s campaign launch was over in 15 minutes

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

Lib Dems are go! And they’ve already done the joke

Paddleboard on Tuesday, bike on Wednesday – their slogan could be ‘yeah but you’re talking about us, aren’t you?’

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024

Manufacturing dissent: welcome to the political excesses of the election campaign

Rishi Sunak is so palpably convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are falling off kayaks

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Sunak seems convinced that Who Dares Wins. Spoiler alert: sometimes they lose really badly

A drowned-rat PM, a blank page contender and frit Farage refusing to stand at all. All in the first 48 hours – are you not entertained, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Rev Vennells wept but couldn’t remember much about sending innocent subpostmasters to jail. All so long ago

As the former Post Office CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said ‘sorry’ a lot. About what? It was never really clear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

Into Britain’s angry pulpit steps Rev Vennells, who ran the Post Office – to explain why it sent honest people to jail

Her inquiry appearance has been long awaited. So far, no official has been held accountable for the ruining of so many lives, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose

His journey to Christianity was very moving, and infinitely more spiritual than his trip to the police station to deny criminal allegations, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024

Piers Morgan won’t care where the Baby Reindeer saga goes. But Netflix should

An interview with the woman who allegedly inspired the stalker character has been the latest jaw-dropper in the hit show’s afterlife, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2024

Frock horror! In these dark times, let us be grateful for the ludicrous spectacle of the Met Gala

Roll up for a buffet of baffling outfits, celebs scared stiff of Anna Wintour and an utter refusal to acknowledge the outside world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Did we really expect Tory MPs who fought for voter ID rules to follow them? Don’t be ridiculous

We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024

It seems certain Sunak will lead the Tories into the local elections. After that, regicide as usual

He will get zero credit for good results and blame for all the bad. And hovering overhead is Penny Mordaunt, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

How much did #MeToo change for women? Let’s ask Harvey Weinstein today – or Donald Trump

Both were pilloried, but that was then. Today, one has beaten a rape conviction, the other may return as president, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

On your marks, get set, dope! Welcome to the Enhanced Games – the sporting event no one wants

Athletes paid $1m to take enough performance-enhancing drugs to win records? Truly we get the TV sports we deserve, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? Could it be the most surreal presidential bid yet?

He’s never wanted to be in politics, you know – but if the people keep asking, he might just have to become America’s Final Boss, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024

An MP who gives colleagues’ numbers to blackmailers. Isn’t William Wragg just right for this Westminster?

The ‘senior Tory’ has issued a self-flagellating apology, but we should see him as a child of this political age, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024

Look at the Thames and know the time for metaphors is over: our politics is drowning in effluent

It took a sewage-plagued Boat Race to do it, but people can now see the appalling state of England’s water industry and waterways, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024

California, here he comes! Think of Sunak’s honours list as an open job application

Meanwhile spring has sprung, and in keeping with their traditions, Tory MPs are plotting regicide yet again, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024

If Tories who want to run the capital think London is in New York, shouldn’t we be worried?

It was crazy to flag up UK crime using footage of the NY subway. But then, Susan Hall is the candidate: wisdom’s in short supply, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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