Category : Political

While Britain burns, the Tories are … fiddling with themselves again | Marina Hyde

There’s a great river of molten horror approaching. What better time for a nice, long, frenzied leadership contest? Continue reading...

Marina Hyde on the Conservative leadership race – Politics Weekly UK | podcast

The Conservative leadership race is in full swing. It’s been a week of awkward campaign videos, dirty tricks and wild promises on taxation. The Guardian’s Marina Hyde joins John Harris and Rafael Behr to talk through the weird and wonderful in the co...

The good news: Johnson’s on the way out. The bad news: look who’s on the way in | Marina Hyde

One ridiculously graceless ‘resignation’ speech later, here are the top Tory gorgons competing to control the sunlit uplands Continue reading...

Reality is finally dawning on the cabinet: Boris Johnson is NOT your friend | Marina Hyde

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid have decided they’re finally done with 2022’s full-scale debasement of public life. Who’s next? Continue reading...

From big dog Johnson to 'big grope' Chris Pincher: another day in Westminster’s ‘normal’ workplace

Of course the PM and his allies backed their disgraced deputy chief whip. Just two scandals? That hardly registers these days Continue reading...

In this government by Grand Designs, Johnson has spaffed the budget and the roof is leaking | Marina Hyde

The PM touting for a £150k treehouse while voting against free school meals makes the MPs’ expenses scandal look like a halcyon era Continue reading...

Strikes? Labour’s fault. Immigration? Lawyers’ fault. Don’t blame Boris Johnson | Marina Hyde

If the prime minister tried to make his then-girlfriend chief of staff at the Foreign Office, it’s on him. Not that he’d admit it Continue reading...

Dear Keir, people say that after Johnson a bit of boring would be nice. Unfortunately, people lie | Marina Hyde

Without a clear vision, the focus is on personality politics. Starmer is busy looking for one, but so far it’s not going well Continue reading...

Ministers want Britain to be more like Netflix: debt-ridden and fast losing fans | Marina Hyde

Only a government in full flight from reality would use the troubled streaming service as its go-to aspirational touchstone Continue reading...

With Hannibal Johnson safe in his job for now, the Tory party can carry on devouring itself | Marina Hyde

The prime minister has survived the vote of no-confidence. And now we are all Clarice, forced to watch what’s next Continue reading...

Pounds, ounces, pints! Johnson is offering a whole bushel worth of phoned-in gibberish | Marina Hyde

As No 10 goes ‘bananas’ with announcements, the British public can only sit and wait until the banter king is finally deposed Continue reading...

No drive, no spine, very little vision: even science can’t explain the creatures clinging on to Johnson

It takes a very weird bunch to stay loyal after the damning Sue Gray verdict on Partygate. They are that bunch Continue reading...

Three cheers for the blind eye of the police: where would our leader be without it? | Marina Hyde

A Tory MP has demanded to know: ‘Was the Met weak, gullible, incompetent or stupid?’ The answer is yes – on all counts Continue reading...

Lawbreaking, rich lists and yet another ‘shakeup’: it’s a normal week at Tory HQ | Marina Hyde

Any bright spots as No 10 continues to put misconduct above problem-solving? Well, Rishi Sunak has £730m to fall back on Continue reading...

At ease, Martin Lewis – a queue of Tory MPs is here to solve the cost of living crisis | Marina Hyde

Had you thought of being paid more, suggests one minister. Who dares claim the government has no bright ideas Continue reading...