The trouble with the Northern Independence Party’s nickname
Normally new political parties sink without a trace. But amid the hubbub around the Hartlepool by-election, the fledgling Northern Independence Party (NIP) has ...
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What newly-respectful critics once said about Prince Philip
Not speaking ill of the dead is a rigid convention after somebody dies. And true to this form, even anti-monarchy campaigners have been polite about the death o...
Tory lord chancellor condemns ‘enemies of the people’ headline
At the height of Brexit quarrelling, the Daily Mail ran an infamous piece attacking judges who had ruled that a parliamentary act was needed to begin Britain...
John Bercow learns to take the banter
During his time as House of Commons speaker, John Bercow earned a reputation as a cantankerous man. As well as annoying Brexiteers with his flexible attitude to...
Keir Starmer confesses to guilt by association to Jesus House
Labour’s leader Keir Starmer became an indirect victim of offence archaeology as he was pressured into apologising for a visit to the anti-LGBT church Jes...