BY ALEXIA JAMES “Popinjay”—a word so charmingly obsolete. I propose that this gloriously colourful term merits a revival. In an age where “selfie” and “raw dogging” are seemingly integral to our vernacular, surely we can find room for a bit of old-school pizzazz? In 2018 Boris Johnson attempted a revival but the word has slipped back onto the linguistic scrapheap where it does not deserve … Continue reading Popinjay
BY STEWART SLATER Sometimes, one can only stand back in awe. Perhaps at some sublime piece of sporting skill. Maybe at a dish in the final of Masterchef. Possibly at some shocking feat of magicians’ legerdemain. Or at the sight of Liz Truss addressing the Tory faithful about how to save Britain, an act of chutzpah so brazen, it might almost count as performance art. … Continue reading Shameless
BY JAMIE FOSTER Alastair Campbell can’t help himself. He has to go and say that Honda’s Swindon factory closure is about Brexit. The only problem is that it’s not. Twitter, as usual, saw through the remarks he made to Mishal Hussain on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. As he was blaming Brexit, Honda’s top executives were confirming that the move had to do with electrification … Continue reading Propahonda
