Monkhouse’s comedy, and the conventions that shaped it, belong to a bygone era of British entertainment. That does not make it shameful or malicious, but it does make it historically situated.
The Mail jumped on Coogan’s Irish passport, while the Express amplified “anti-British” criticism.
The appeal has sparked both support and criticism among Mumsnet users, with critics saying the discussion forum should remain apolitical.
“You weren’t expecting to go swimming this bank holiday weekend, anyway, were you?”
Kim McGuinness is the new Labour mayor of the North East representing around two million people in the region
Tory Ben Houchen won a tight race to be Tees Valley mayor
“The absolute state of this lot”
A nation’s wealth and greatness is not measured by the number of billionaires but by how well it takes care of its children and weakest members
The Greens toast impressive gains, as progressives celebrate the Tories downfall and lead the call for a general election
On course for ‘one of the worst, if not the worst Conservative performance in local government elections for the last 40 years’
‘Choosing May Day to give notice of watering down your promise to overhaul one of the worst sets of employment rights in Europe is beyond irony’
According to the OECD, gross domestic product will increase by 0.4 per cent in 2024, a lower expansion than in any other G7 economy apart from Germany, before growing by 1 per cent in 2025.
‘Tories disenfranchising armed forces veterans is peak Tory’
