Mitch Benn
20 April 2022
Emails that show Johnson is in the last chance saloon
Comedian MITCH BENN sheds light on what an email chain trying to craft the prime minister's statement on Partygate fines may look like
Read the full article06 April 2022
A party of high taxes and low-lifes…that’s the Tories
The Conservative government has cost the country everything and themselves nothing
Read the full article29 March 2022
Rishi Sunak can fall back on his better half-a-billion
Comedian MITCH BENN discuses what the chancellor's been up to this week as a real man of the people
Read the full article21 March 2022
Boris Johnson must be insane to equate Brexit with Ukraine
Comedian MITCH BENN shares some other events that are, when you think about it, also just like Brexit...
Read the full article16 March 2022
I used to be a leftist pundit, but I’m all right now
Comedian MITCH BENN ponders why he seems to be the only commentator who hasn't been bought off by the Kremlin
Read the full article10 March 2022
The British Honours System: A BHS that should shut down
To join Gavin Williamson, who else is deserving of a knighthood? Here are some more ennoblements we should expect to see coming down the red carpet soon...
Read the full article02 March 2022
The government is full-on when it comes to empty gestures
Comedian MITCH BENN on the government's flag-waving and photo op filled response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Read the full article21 February 2022
Mitch Benn: Five inanimate objects that would make a better foreign secretary than Liz Truss
After her disastrous diplomatic trip to Russia, the comedian casts his eye over potential replacements for the foreign secretary
Read the full article16 February 2022
Boris Johnson’s party game shame? It’s all a bit of a blurredle…
Comedian MITCH BENN on the Wordle-themed games he envisions being played by the government
Read the full article09 February 2022
Welcome to the era of distraction politics
Comedian MITCH BENN on the various 'operations' created to save Boris Johnson's skin
Read the full article02 February 2022
The Tory runners and riders: Is it time for the spectral lady?
Comedian MITCH BENN takes a closer look at some of the front runners in the event of Boris Johnson's resignation, including Liz Truss, Nadine Dorries and the second coming of Margaret Thatcher...
Read the full article26 January 2022
Tories flip their wigs as the fools’ golden ratio returns
Comedian MITCH BENN sums up another sane week in British politics, from Michael Fabricant to Nadine Dorries' silence.
Read the full article18 January 2022
Games to make your ‘work event’ go off with a bang
Comedian MITCH BENN offers up some advice on how to follow in the steps of Downing Street and make your next 'work event' one to remember (or rather not remember...)
Read the full article13 January 2022
A failure to follow the party line is almost unbelievable
Comedian MITCH BENN presents his take on the news of more lockdown parties in Downing Street and Nigel Farage coming to Novak Djokovic's aid.
Read the full article06 January 2022
Don’t Stop Deceivin’: The Downing Sreet New Year’s Eve festivities
Comedian MITCH BENN reports from the Number 10 New Year's Eve Karaoke Party.
Read the full article29 December 2021
Unforgettable events in a year best forgotten: Mitch Benn’s brief guide to 2021
Who could forget the last 12 months .. even if we all want to? MITCH BENN looks back at 2021 and some of the key events that made it such an, ahem, interesting year.
Read the full article16 December 2021
Miracle on Downing Street and How the Mogg stole Christmas: What to watch this festive season
Comedian MITCH BENN presents his recommendations of what to watch this Christmas. Featuring a few familiar faces...
Read the full article09 December 2021
The case of a couple of Dicks and the Tory Christmas party
Comedian MTCH BENN questions the Metropolitan Police's policy of not to "retrospectively" investigate crimes...
Read the full article02 December 2021
Boris Johnson is heading for oblivion.. so should he open a theme park?
Comedian MITCH BENN ponders if the prime minister is making plans to open "Borisland" once his time at No.10 is done.
Read the full article25 November 2021
What does Keir Starmer have to do to build a big poll lead?
Comedian MITCH BENN lists his ideas of what the Labour leader could do to increase his standing in the polls.
Read the full article17 November 2021
My recommendations for second jobs for MPs
Comedian MITCH BENN provides a list of other jobs MPs could take.
Read the full article08 November 2021
It’s time to stop using ‘u-turn’ term to define this government
Comedian MITCH BENN explains it is barely an adequate metaphor to define what this government is doing.
Read the full article02 November 2021
Could Boris Johnson decide next Doctor Who star?
With Boris Johnson looking to approve the next political editor at the BBC, comedian MITCH BENN looks at other decisions Number 10 might want to influence.
Read the full article28 October 2021
Never mind Plan B, I’m shocked we even had a Plan A
How many Covid plans does the government need?
Read the full article21 October 2021
After Matt Hancock’s latest firing, we ask what job should he do next?
In a grim week, one man can always be relied upon to put a smile on our collective faces. That man is, of course, Matt Hancock.
Read the full article14 October 2021
North Korea, Russia, Mars: Recommendations for the PM’s next holiday
Comedian MITCH BENN has recommendations for Boris Johnson's next holiday abroad.
Read the full article07 October 2021
How post-Brexit James Bond films might look…
Comedian MITCH BENN suggests alternative ideas for the next James Bond film.
Read the full article30 September 2021
The EU nonsense you’ll be glad we’re free of
While Britain is heading towards a Winter of Discontent, the EU is arguing over phone chargers. Comedian MITCH BENN gives his take.
Read the full article23 September 2021
Is it time to rename more government departments?
Comedian MITCH BENN proposes new names for the ministries serving Boris Johnson's government.
Read the full article16 September 2021
What will happen next if we keep relaxing British standards?
MITCH BENN imagines what will happen next if lorry driver training standards are relaxed.
Read the full article09 September 2021
Is it time for a virtual prime minister?
Comedian MITCH BENN considers how Abba's new technology could be used in politics...
Read the full article02 September 2021
Reasons to be cheerful when the news is bad
During one of the most miserable weeks to be a satirist MITCH BENN tries to find some positives to write about.
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