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Politics · 7 min
Nigel Farage resigns to trigger a by-election, only to find the establishment has gone to the pub and his most prominent challenger is a man in a dustbin.
The Reform UK leader wanted a democratic showdown. Instead, he built a boxing ring, climbed inside, and discovered everyone else had gone to the pub. Including, possibly, Count Binface.
By The Editors · July 9, 2026
Politics · 7 min
There are bad political interviews. There are trainwreck interviews. And then there is Robert Kenyon, armed with a microphone and an alarming willingness to answer questions.
Reform UK's Makerfield candidate sits opposite Chris Mason and delivers the kind of self-destruction that normally requires pyrotechnics and a stunt coordinator.
By The Editors · June 3, 2026
Politics · 8 min
There are few things more British than a politician discovering a national security threat immediately after awkward questions are asked about their finances.
Nigel Farage blames Russian super-hackers for the revelation of an undeclared £5 million gift. Anna Turley calmly suggests he report it to the police. The trap snaps shut.
By The Editors · May 30, 2026
Politics · 9 min
Reform's Makerfield candidate appears to have discovered the one thing more permanent than political embarrassment: the Internet Archive.
There are few things more reliably funny in British politics than a candidate deleting old social media posts and apparently believing this constitutes a full digital exorcism.
By The Editors · May 23, 2026
Politics · 7 min
Dozens of MPs questioning Starmer, Streeting resigning, Burnham hovering — and everyone insisting they're 'focused on governing' while sharpening knives.
There are few things more predictable in British politics than rain at Wimbledon, a train strike appearing precisely when you need a train, and a political party deciding that the ideal moment for a public nervous breakdown is while it's actually in government. Step forward Labour.
By The Editors · May 13, 2026
Politics · 6 min
How one man allegedly turned eating kangaroo testicles on ITV into Surrey property equity — and convinced his fans it was a workers' revolution.
There was a time when politicians at least pretended to be embarrassed about money. In 2026, British politics has evolved into something much stranger: reality TV contestants openly discussing property portfolios while their supporters cheer like they've just won Love Island.
By The Editors · May 12, 2026
Politics · 8 min
Sections of Labour reportedly want to challenge Starmer. Because clearly what the country needed was another governing party collapsing into psychodrama.
If charisma could be converted into renewable energy, Britain would still be dependent on Russian gas. But replacing Starmer won't fix Labour's deeper problem: nobody seems to know what the party actually believes.
By The Editors · May 11, 2026
Politics · 6 min
The Conservative leader has discovered the sanctity of electoral mandates approximately five prime ministers too late.
Kemi Badenoch has declared that if Keir Starmer faces a leadership challenge, Labour absolutely must call a general election. We'll pause while everyone who has lived through the last fourteen years collects their jaw from the floor.
By The Editors · May 10, 2026
Politics · 5 min
America has finally found a national security threat smaller than a sand crab and roughly as dangerous.
James Comey, former FBI Director, has apparently achieved the impossible: turning a relaxing beach walk into a federal case.
By The Editors · May 7, 2026
Politics · 5 min
Potholes, clipboards, and the annual ritual of politicians pretending they have always cared deeply about municipal recycling targets.
Today's local elections across the UK have all the energy of a nation collectively sighing into a pint glass while trying to remember who promised to fix potholes, who promised to stop the boats, and who accidentally promised to privatise clouds.
By The Editors · May 7, 2026
Politics · 7 min
The potholes remain unfixed, but Reform now controls them.
May 7th, 2026: The day Britain remembered that democracy still technically works, even if it's choosing to work backwards.
By The Editors · May 9, 2026
Politics · 9 min
King Charles III came to Congress to praise checks, balances, alliances, and constitutional seriousness. Donald Trump responded by turning the visit into a knockoff coronation fantasy.
America, a country founded in part on the proposition that kings can get stuffed, has now declined to the point where a British monarch must cross the Atlantic and gently remind Congress that power is supposed to have limits.
By The Editors · May 3, 2026
Politics · 7 min
A British politician, an offshore crypto tycoon, and a 'gift' the size of a small tech startup. What could possibly be unusual about that?
There are few things more quintessentially British than a politician insisting they are a man of the people while being quietly handed a sum of money that could buy several villages in Kent and still have enough left over for a Greggs franchise empire.
By The Editors · May 4, 2026
Politics · 5 min
Reform UK has found the world's most passive-aggressive planning policy.
Zia Yusuf has announced that a Reform government would build immigration detention centres for up to 24,000 people — and locate them, deliberately, in constituencies that vote Green. Not near ports. Not on available land. In places that voted for the wrong party.
By The Editors · May 4, 2026