Campaigners Want a Carbon-Neutral 007 Who Defeats Terrorists With Dialogue LONDON – Britain’s political left has a problem with James Bond. He drinks too much, drives too fast, carries a gun, pursues beautiful women, wears expensive suits and now and then suggests that Britain is a country worth defending. Apart from that, he is apparently an excellent candidate for modernisation. As Amazon MGM Studios conducts final screen tests for the…
Burnham Demands Brussels Take Responsibility for Britain’s Failing Economy, Says He Didn’t Become Prime Minister to Be Blamed for Anything Labour’s latest economic recovery plan involves handing Brussels the steering wheel, keeping Westminster’s credit card and blaming the EU when Britain crashes into another pothole. LONDON, 13 October 2026 — Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that Britain’s relationship with the European Union is no longer satisfactory, after his government…
Prime Minister Promises Tough Words for Trump Following Full Impact Assessment of Tough Words Britain Will Issue Strong Statement Once Treasury Calculates Effect on Exports, Sterling and Canapé Supply LONDON, England — Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to use tough words against President Donald Trump whenever necessary, but only after Whitehall completes a comprehensive assessment of whether each adjective could affect trade, defence contracts or the availability of miniature sausage…
Andy Burnham Achieves Historic Feat: Becomes Unpopular Before Moving Into Downing Street Britain’s Fastest Political Depreciation Since Lettuce Beat a Prime Minister 🥬 LONDON’s Latest Innovation: Pre-Disappointment Politics Britain has once again proven it can innovate in fields nobody requested. According to increasingly weary political observers, Andy Burnham is on track to become as unpopular as Keir Starmer before he has even had enough time to discover which cupboard contains…
Andy Burnham Replaces Press Conferences With Reddit Upvotes, Declares Democracy Now in Beta Testing Westminster Reportedly Too Toxic, PM-In-Waiting Retreats to Cat Photos and Karma Points LONDON — Britain is preparing for a bold new era in government, one in which the Prime Minister no longer answers questions from journalists but instead waits for strangers named YorkshireLad1987 and BeansOnToastForever to ask whether penguins have knees. Andy Burnham’s latest Reddit “Ask Me Anything” is…
BREAKING: Keir Starmer’s Next Career Officially Declared Missing — Britain Asked to Check Behind Sofa Cushions ⚡ BREAKING NEWS — 22 June 2026 | The London Prat LONDON — It’s over. Keir Starmer has resigned as Prime Minister and Britain is now, officially, on its seventh leader in ten years. He stood outside Downing Street on Monday morning, said the words, informed King Charles III, and that was more or less that.…
No. 5 Downing Street Opens is Britain’s First Salon for Politicians Experiencing a Leadership Crisis Stella Offers Hair Styles, Policy Highlights and Emergency Cabinet Trims LONDON — Britain’s political establishment has acquired a glamorous new neighbour with the opening of No. 5 Downing Street, a revolutionary hair salon where ministers can have their fringes trimmed, their grey roots concealed and their electoral catastrophes blow-dried into something resembling momentum. The official government describes 10…
No Policy Changes, Just New Con-Man at the Head of Labour LONDON — Labour has entered its traditional moment of spiritual renewal, which, for those unfamiliar with the ritual, involves removing one face from the podium, attaching a different face, and asking the nation to feel something hopeful about the woodwork. Keir Starmer is reportedly out. Andy Burnham is reportedly in. And the British public is being asked to believe the washing machine…
7 Reasons Labour Keeps Getting It Wrong: A Century of Trying Very Hard and Making It Worse LONDON — Labour has been getting things wrong for so long it has developed a kind of institutional muscle memory for it. Like a man who keeps walking into the same glass door, the party doesn’t lack confidence. It lacks a different door. What follows is not an attack. It is a historical service.…
Labour Party Unity Collapse Markets LONDON — Financial markets trembled Monday after senior Labour figures assured the country that the party was “completely united,” a phrase experienced Britons immediately recognised as Westminster’s equivalent of hearing, “Everything is under control,” moments before a smoke alarm begins singing Jerusalem in a pitch only dogs can detect. Traders in London reportedly paused their screens, removed their glasses, pinched the bridge of their noses, and quietly whispered, “Uh-oh.”…
⬤ LONDON | BREAKING: AGAIN ⬤ Keir Starmer Resigns, Britain Forced to Learn Name of Yet Another Prime Minister Historians Update Flowcharts for Seventh Time This Decade as Nation’s Pencil Supply Reaches Critical Levels Britain awoke on Monday to discover that Prime Minister Keir Starmer had resigned, triggering the traditional national pastime of trying to remember who is running the country this week — and whether the photograph hanging in government offices needs…
Keir Starmer Resigns; Burnham’s Tape Measure Vindicated LONDON — THE LONDON PRAT — Keir Starmer resigned as Prime Minister on Monday morning, thereby confirming what the tape measure found near the Number 10 curtains had been trying to tell us all along. Standing outside Downing Street in the manner of a man who had rehearsed his dignity until it was absolutely watertight, Starmer said he accepted “with good grace” that his party no…
Keir Starmer Announces Yet Another “Reset” With Europe, Britain Begins Looking For Original Factory Settings LONDON — The Prime Minister this week unveiled his latest “reset” with Europe, the seventh in roughly eighteen months, prompting a weary nation to start hunting through its drawers for the little laminated card that explains how to restore the country to its original condition. Nobody can quite remember what that condition was. But everyone…
Britain Reaches New Era Of Governance In Which Political Stability Is Measured In Hours, As Bookmakers Take Bets On Whether Ministers Survive Until Lunch LONDON — The United Kingdom has quietly entered a novel phase of constitutional life, one in which the durability of a government minister is now most accurately expressed not in years, or months, but in the cautious increments normally reserved for a parking meter. Westminster observers confirm that…
Labour Ministers Now Vanishing Faster Than NHS Appointment Slots, As Prime Minister Insists All Is Well While Holding Increasingly Large Bucket LONDON — Government insiders confirmed Thursday that ministers are now departing the Starmer administration at a rate that has begun to alarm actuaries, as the Prime Minister maintained that everything remained firmly under control, a claim he delivered while bailing water from a vessel that observers noted was getting visibly…
Tony Blair Announces Leadership Doesn’t Matter, Promptly Becomes Main Character Of Leadership Debate Former Prime Minister Explains Personality Is Irrelevant Using His Own Personality As Evidence LONDON — Britain entered its traditional summer season of political panic this week after former Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that Labour’s problems were not really about leadership, personality, or communication. The nation responded by spending several days arguing exclusively about leadership, personality, and…
Starmer Solves Everything by Firing One Guy Nobody Voted For Anyway Westminster awoke this week to the soothing sound of a single, distant chair scraping backward. Crisis, it turns out, has a very specific noise. According to sources who spoke on condition of remaining permanently employed, Keir Starmer resolved the latest Labour turbulence by removing one individual whose name polls suggest the public had never encountered, mispronounced, or Googled. The move was hailed as…
Trump’s New Trade Plan: Chlorinated Chicken for All or Else We Impose a Tariff on Rain Weather Weaponized Alongside Poultry in Historic Trade Proposal LONDON — Reports indicate that former President Trump has outlined a new, innovative trade plan: if Britain refuses to sell chlorinated chicken, the U.S. may impose tariffs on rain. Experts say this is the first time in history weather has been weaponized alongside poultry. “This is…
Starmer’s War With Elon Musk Continues, Proving World Leaders Just Need Drama While roads quietly degrade and policy papers gather dust, the Prime Minister spent another week engaged in a public dispute with Elon Musk, confirming what political historians have long suspected: modern governance now includes customer service for billionaires. The exchange unfolded online, where two powerful men argued in full view of the public while nothing else visibly happened.…
Starmer Insists Government Is “Making Progress,” Nation Requests Visual Evidence Progress Confirmed, Detectability Optional The Prime Minister this week reassured the country that the government is “making progress,” a statement delivered with the calm certainty of someone who has reviewed the internal spreadsheet. Speaking confidently and without visible charts, Keir Starmer emphasized that things are moving in the right direction, even if the direction itself remains largely conceptual. According to…
Starmer Says Government Is “Laying the Groundwork,” Public Asks When the Building Starts Foundations Announced, Construction Pending The Prime Minister this week assured the nation that the government is “laying the groundwork” for meaningful change, a phrase delivered with the calm authority of someone pointing proudly at an empty lot. Standing before microphones arranged at a respectful distance, Keir Starmer spoke of preparation, planning, and long-term vision, while the public…
Britain Decides 700 Years of Aristocratic Governance Was the Real Problem All Along Five Quick Observations Before We Begin The same Parliament that still has bishops voting on laws has concluded that earls are the dangerous part of the system. Britain apparently believes the path to modern democracy is replacing centuries of aristocrats with people appointed by whichever Prime Minister had a good lunch that day. Reformers say hereditary seats…
Prime Minister Rules Out Leadership Change After Consulting Himself | Internal review process described as “thorough and unanimous”
Civil Service Unveils ‘General Reputational Risk’ Warning System for Prime Ministers Who Can’t Read New Whitehall protocol lets officials flag catastrophic errors in judgment using language so vague it could apply to a ham sandwich Downing Street has confirmed the existence of a groundbreaking new bureaucratic innovation: the “General Reputational Risk” warning, a sophisticated alert system designed specifically for Prime Ministers determined to appoint their mates to sensitive diplomatic positions…
Trump Rejects UK Aircraft Carriers, Politely Suggests Britain Return to Its Original Role of Writing Strongly Worded Letters The centuries-old “special relationship” between the United States and Britain took a brief coffee break this week after President Donald Trump announced that America does not need the United Kingdom’s aircraft carriers in the current Middle East conflict, explaining that the war was already “basically won.” The announcement came shortly after British officials revealed…
Cost of Living Crisis: Starmer’s Solution Is Rail Fare Freeze You’ll Never Notice The government this week unveiled its latest response to the cost of living crisis: a rail fare freeze so subtle it has already been mistaken for a rounding error. Standing at a podium with the careful seriousness reserved for announcements that sound larger than they are, the Prime Minister assured the nation that help was on the…
The Friendly Federal Assassin: America Invents a Job Title Even LinkedIn Won’t Endorse A View from the Damp Side of the Atlantic He called himself a “friendly federal assassin,” which is the first time in American history someone tried to unionise violence with customer service. Honestly, only the Americans could turn attempted murder into a brand identity. Over here we’d just call it “a Tuesday in Croydon.” Apparently he believed…
Keir Starmer Assures Nation He Still Has Full Confidence of Three Remaining Labour Councillors Prime Minister Confirms Support “Robust, Enthusiastic, and Geographically Diverse” After Historic Local Election Rout Downing Street moved swiftly on Friday to quash speculation about Keir Starmer’s political future, confirming in a tersely worded statement that the Prime Minister retains the “total, unconditional, and frankly rather touching” support of three Labour councillors, two of whom are believed…
Government “Laser-Focused” on Cost of Living Except When Busy Focused on Everything Else The government has once again reassured the public that it is “laser-focused” on the cost of living, a phrase delivered with such consistency that it now functions less as a promise and more as a vocal tic. Ministers repeat it in interviews, press releases, and parliamentary answers, often moments before pivoting to an entirely different subject. The…
