January 10, 2022
In parliament the Conservative backbencher Andrew Rosindell asked what could be done to get the BBC to play the national anthem at the end of every day. “Fantastic question,” said the culture secretary Nadine Dorries.
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January 3, 2022
One of the highlights of 2021 was undoubtedly the Conservatives' Scottish branch manager Douglas Ross reading out the prank name 'Mike Oxmells' on his live podcast. Admittedly highlights were thin on the ground in 2021.
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December 26, 2021
Boris Johnson said getting a covid vaccine booster "follows the teaching of Jesus Christ", offending pretty much everybody.
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December 19, 2021
Simon Case, the civil servant tasked with investigating Downing Street Christmas parties held when the rest of the country was enduring lockdown, was forced to step down following claims that he hosted parties of his own.
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December 12, 2021
The storm over Downing Street's 2020 lockdown Christmas parties continued to rage, with new revelations daily. The mood of the nation could be gauged when even cheeky teatime TV favourites Ant and Dec joked about the "prime minister… for now".
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December 4, 2021
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that “people can snog who they wish” under the mistletoe this Christmas. Health professionals were unimpressed. Meanwhile, Downing Street came under fire for holding parties last Christmas whilst the rest of the country was in lockdown.
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November 27, 2021
Just seven months on from May's election, which the SNP won with a record share of the vote, the First Minister was quizzed about whether she would serve a full five-year term. Unsurprisingly, the answer was affirmative but it seemed controversial to both journalists and opposition MSPs, with screeds of column inches and much wailing. LibDem Alex Cole-Hamilton said "it's time Scotland had an alternative". Conservative Jackson Carlaw said it was "bad news for Scotland". There was further uproar the following day when it was reported that Nicola Sturgeon refused to say whether she would stand for re-election in 2026.
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November 20, 2021
Journalist and presenter Andrew Marr announced that he was giving up his Sunday morning politics show after sixteen years, taking up roles at LBC and Classic FM. There was immediate speculation as to who might replace him and most eyes looked to Andrew Neil, recently freed from a disastrous stint at GB News.
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November 14, 2021
Bosnian news presenter Ika Ferrer Gotić thanked the people of Scotland for the warm welcome she received whilst attending the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, calling it "the coolest nation on earth". Here, figures from my book 'Cool Scots' are in broad general agreement. Unsure who they are? You should be ashamed of yourself and buy the book immediately.
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November 7, 2021
When Conservative MP Owen Paterson was given a 30-day suspension for being found guilty of 'cash for questions' by the parliamentary standards committee, the government did the sensible thing... and tried to abolish the committee. It was only when the SNP and Labour refused to be part of a new committee that they were forced to u-turn.
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