Venice Film Festival
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WTF Loadsamoney Special
Hallo Readers, Another day, another political scandal involving Reform, Nigel Farage and money of questionable provenance. Farage has been spending far too much time with the Rancid Kumquat and has picked up some bad habits. In the US, the Rancid… Continue reading
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WTF Rayner Special
Hallo Readers, First of all, let us distinguish between tax evasion, tax avoidance and making a mistake. Tax evasion is deliberately seeking to get out of paying tax, knowing that it is due, by dishonest means; for example, in not declaring… Continue reading
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WTF Cabinet Special
Hallo Readers, Legend has it that King Canute was disgusted by the sycophancy of his courtiers, and their constant assurances that his majestic powers meant that he could do anything he wanted. Canute was a deeply religious man and he… Continue reading
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WTF Report Special
Hallo Readers, So now we have the role of dishonour. The Grenfell inquiry named and shamed the guilty parties and it did not mince its words. The three companies responsible for the defective cladding and insulation products, Arconic, Celotex and… Continue reading
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WTF Boudicca Special
Hallo Readers, Britain have had some great female warriors. Think Boudicca, leader of the Iceni, who took on the Romans. She was described as “very tall and terrifying in appearance with a harsh voice and a piercing glare”. Think Elizabeth I,… Continue reading
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WTF Broken Promises Special
Hallo Readers, To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Boris Johnson has broken another promise. Keeping promises is not his forte – just ask the first and second Mrs Johnson and his string of discarded mistresses. Readers may recall the £350 million… Continue reading
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WTF Cain and Abel Special
Hallo Readers, And so here we are back again on the roller coaster that is the Brexit Big Dipper. You will need a head for heights and a strong stomach. One minute you are soaring towards the top of the wheel with the common people down… Continue reading
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WTF BA Special
Hallo Readers, A few weeks ago, British Airways dismissed Sid Ouared, 26, after only two weeks in his job because he had a man bun. Sid, who is young enough to get away with a mun, was told that ‘he looked like a girl’… Continue reading
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WTF English Irony Special
Hallo Readers, In 2013, Jeremy Corbyn, then a back bencher with no thought of higher office, made a speech in support of the representative of the Palestinian Authority whose words had been recorded at an earlier meeting by ‘the thankfully silent… Continue reading