Here we are. Some fifteen years in the making, we are finally living in a Boris Johnson Britain. The politician who undoubtedly won the “Most likely to follow own ego until they become Prime Minister” prize at school is now … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up – 19/07 – 25/07
D-Day. Or rather, B-Day. In yesterday’s scorching heat, itself preceded by tumultuous thunderclaps and lightning flashes during the night, the sun set on one era and rose on another. It was a day of drama, tension, and upheaval – everything … Continue reading Swinging His Johnson About
As I write, it is 1am. It is currently apocalyptic outside. With a torrential downpour acting as the percussion, the night’s sky is a symphony. Regular, pallid illuminations of the garden act as a melody, with the alarmingly frequent forks … Continue reading Long Live The King
Well, folks, here we go. Today, we will find out whether our new Prime Minister will be Boris Johnson (it will) or Jeremy Hunt (it won’t). While it is almost certain that the blonde, bumbling BoJo will take office, the … Continue reading You Swinson, You Lose Some
Ok, slight lie in the title – we’re sacking off this week’s Wrap-Up because it’s eclipsed by what happened yesterday. And to kick things off, yesterday’s story about Boris was pure, unadulterated comedy in the style of The Thick Of … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up: Parliament’s Slippery Kippers
What a glorious Sunday of sport we had. So glorious, in fact, that I got a bit excited on Sunday evening and “forgot” to write a blog for yesterday morning. It was incredible, though. Djokovic hammering out a fifth set, … Continue reading It’s Just Not Cricket
Well this wasn’t really supposed to happen. Last week, it looked for all the world that the Tory Leadership Race was all done and dusted, Boris was going to win, and it would be a mere formality in that he … Continue reading Weekly Wrap Up – 05/07 – 11/07
In a time where next to no-one is satisfied with the way that our politics is being carried out, last night’s debate carried the extra burden of being practically irrelevant. The vast majority of the Tory membership, who, lest we … Continue reading Trump Takes Aim & Tory Mass Debaters, Pt. 3 – Mutual Mass Debating
HOLD YOUR HORSES EVERYONE, THERE IS NEWS. Imagine CHIC’s ‘Good Times’ playing while you read this next sentence. The postal vote for the Tory leadership has now OFFICIALLY BEGUN. Well, this week has been more of the same in the … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up – 28/06 – 04/07
Hello everyone! After a brief hiatus, Between the Lines is back in action following the editorial team’s trip to Glastonbury. …And subsequent recovery period. Glastonbury is, by many accounts, the best festival in the world, and this writer is inclined … Continue reading From Anarchy To Anarchy
