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Striking 13

A newsletter about British politics. Written from the bad place.

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The hellbound horror of GCSEs

Life will never be quite this bad again. Once you've finished GCSEs, the worst part is over.

The hellbound horror of GCSEs

Life will never be quite this bad again. Once you've finished GCSEs, the worst part is over.

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Clacton byelection: Farage's pyrrhic victory convinces no-one

Some disparate thoughts on the silliest byelection in British history.

Clacton byelection: Farage's pyrrhic victory convinces no-one

Some disparate thoughts on the silliest byelection in British political history.

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Nostalgia is a terrible drug

We've become obsessed with the past and fallen out of love with the present

Nostalgia is a terrible drug

Mullets, Oasis and lava lamps: We've become obsessed with the past and fallen out of love with the present

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Jenrick is an idiot sandwich

He was asked to discuss policy like an adult and - surprise! - proved incapable of doing so.

Jenrick is an idiot sandwich

He was asked to debate like an adult. And he turned into even more of a child.

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Burnham Week One: This is what a professional political operation looks like

He has a diagnosis, a proposed cure, and a strategy. Which is more than we can say for the last lot.

EXTRA: The Burnham reshuffle

Lots of good news and one very bleak bit of bad news.

Football, England and the triumph of modernity

Beaten on the pitch. Victorious off it.

Football, England and the triumph of modernity

Beaten on the pitch. Victorious off it.

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