Government Build
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Government Build, Build, Build programme gets under way
Nick Newman
Thursday
Thursday
Labour MPs get the exam results
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Labour MPs get the exam results they were hoping for
Thursday
‘We’re making a meal of it.’
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‘We're making a meal of it.’
Thursday
Why does no one want to be a cartoonist any more?
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‘Nightmare!’ is how The Spectator’s cartoon editor Michael Heath has been describing cartooning for at least 30 years, but it’s truer now than ever. Eighty years ago, cartoonists were so celebrated that waxworks of Low, Strube and Poy were displayed in Madame Tussauds. Today, all that remains of Low is a pair of waxy hands
Thursday
Waiting for Godot
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‘We’re waiting for Waiting for Godot.’
Thursday
When you start seeing a second wave
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‘When you start seeing a second wave, it’s time to go home.’
Thursday
Social distancing drinking measures
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Social distancing drinking measures.
Thursday
How embarrassing – I’ve been linked to Emily Maitlis
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‘How embarrassing – I’ve been linked to Emily Maitlis.’
Thursday
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
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‘Let’s hope the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street isn’t in a care home.’
Thursday
Blimey, is The Spectator still going?
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‘Blimey, is The Spectator still going?’
Thursday
Policing’s no picnic.
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‘Policing’s no picnic.’
Red sky at night, 5G mast’s alight
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‘Red sky at night, 5G mast’s alight.’
Thursday
We’ve had reports
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‘We’ve had reports that the sun has got his hat on and he’s coming out to play.’
Saturday
My quest for a universal cartoon
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A cartoon caption is a work of art. It is a sitcom in miniature — but whereas a situation comedy might take half an hour to reach its punchline, a cartoon caption has to do so in seconds. Cartoonists toil endlessly, revising and rephrasing, to perfect a caption. There are rules. The funniest word has
