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Take it from someone in a TV duo: Holly and Phil are simply sick of each other | David Mitchell
Whatever the specifics of Willoughby and Schofield’s quarrel, a major cause can be summarised in two words: you again

David Mitchell

28, May, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Rishi Sunak’s football video is a political own goal | David Mitchell
The PM’s scattergun attempts at image projection tell us nothing about who he really is

David Mitchell

21, May, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Further maths from Sunak is still a fail | David Mitchell
The PM banging on – again – about numeracy doesn’t look likely to provoke the conflict he’s hoping for

David Mitchell

23, Apr, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Has London reached peak toxicity? | David Mitchell
The UK capital, stagnant with oligarchs, is now so despised that even institutions such as the BBC are jumping ship

David Mitchell

02, Apr, 2023 @9:00 AM

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My attire this season? Anything unnoticeable | David Mitchell
Like TV journalist Michael Crick, I’m a fan of ties. But for precisely the opposite reason

David Mitchell

26, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Elon Musk is the Basil Fawlty of social media | David Mitchell
The Twitter owner’s latest public debacle over a sacked worker can only do more damage to the company’s future prosperity

David Mitchell

12, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM

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‘Updating’ Roald Dahl? It’s the same old story… | David Mitchell
Rewriting the children’s author is about profit not ‘wokeness’ – part of the endless recycling and exploitation of old ideas

David Mitchell

26, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

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The return of Fawlty Towers can’t rival the farce of the Truss ‘comeback’ | David Mitchell
The former prime minister’s lack of self-awareness would be comedy gold if her prose weren’t so desperately dull

David Mitchell

12, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

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Let’s hear it for the dying virtue of modesty | David Mitchell
From self-help books to Oscar campaigns, lots of people are telling us that self-promotion is good. Resist the boasters!

David Mitchell

05, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

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The reluctant pope is a valuable lesson in public service | David Mitchell
From police officers to politicians, people who are keen to occupy powerful positions should be treated with caution

David Mitchell

29, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

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More maths? Rishi Sunak’s calculation doesn’t add up | David Mitchell
Most policy areas are toxic for the prime minister, but his education gambit is on a par with my idea of a free cactus for all

David Mitchell

08, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

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Starmer’s reform of the ermine-trimmed Lords won’t stop fur flying on the left | David Mitchell
What Labour needs most is proportional representation. At least then it would be able to express its differences

David Mitchell

11, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

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