Nadine Dorries has gone full Partridge with the Bond-themed chapter titles in her new book
Ethan Croft
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Ethan Croft
@EthanCroft98
Political Correspondent at the New Statesman
London
Joined May 2013
- Perils of the dead metaphor on sorry display with this gimmick. “Back of a fag packet” refers to the blank interior of the carton casing, not the rear face of the carton.Tory HQ handing these out to the press ... subtle messaging !
- I’m pleased to be joining the Telegraph in a few weeks as a Political Correspondent, working on the Sunday Tel
- Professional news: I have joined The New Statesman, Britain's best magazine, as Political Correspondent. Cracking first week.
- Suella Braverman just got an acid reception at the political cartoon of the year awards. She invited one persistent heckler, a woman from the Guardian, up on stage to have it out. The compere had to step in and asked them to save the boxing match for later
- Tory chair Kevin Hollinrake seems to say party logo will soon change from the weird tree thing back to the torch of liberty (at Adam Smith Institute event)
- Replying to @dieworkwearFYI Britain is currently in the throes of an annual event called "silly season" in which there is literally no news. It's an August tradition dating back to the 19th century
- Replying to @johnmcternanEdward Leigh was twenty places ahead of Corbyn in the swearing in queue on 16th June 1983, so he gets the Father of the House title
- Replying to @EthanCroft98Heckler is Rebecca Hendin, a cartoonist who freelances for the Guardian. She told me she doesn’t regret confronting Braverman and admires her willingness “to pick fights with other short women”
- Replying to @EthanCroft98It’s one approach to heckling, I suppose
00:00 - Replying to @RMCunliffeActually a very strong effort from them imo, although Tice looks like Tom Tugendhat
- Some recollections of Keir Mather MP, the new Baby of the House, when he was at university
