Death to the BBC!
The House of Commons on Monday evening was at its most self-righteous. It’s true that there are many problems that members of parliament can’t solve. We had just, for instance, spent two hours listening to them explaining to each other that the welfare system was too expensive and created perverse incentives, but also that any changes to it were unacceptable.
But they were all certain — quite certain — that they could do a better job of organising live coverage of the Glastonbury Festival than anyone in the BBC’s outside broadcast team.
If you want something a bit lighter, my Recipes For Disaster feature in The House has reached the tale of Gordon Brown’s Sushi. You can’t find past features, including Dave’s Cornish Pasty, Ed Balls’ Eight Sausage Rolls, and Dom Raab’s Pret Special, here…
And this week’s War Movie Theatre gives you the chance to listen to me, Duncan Weldon ad James Landale all mispronouncing Das Boot.