That's such a great way to describe this kind of approach. And there's far too much of it around, too.

That's a rhetorical question, right?

That hadn't occurred to me, but it is by far the most compelling explanation I've come across of the general state of British politics right now.

Can I please have you in fancy dress as Bacchus?

I see, so the criterion they used is not a particularly differentiated one. My knowledge of other European populist parties is very patchy, so I do wonder if there are any other examples that don't quite fit the pattern.

How is Belgium's NVA hard-right? They're to the left of the current Labour government in the UK for a start...

Imagine an Upper House filled with people we got to vote for, instead of poshos, state faith clerics & whatever cranks & crooks ministers feel they owe a favour to.

Spare a thought for those of us who are limping towards 52...

I'm sure there's a perfectly logical explanation for your mum's aunt finding herself in possession of a lion, but I'd like to think it was at least a little like this:

I had to look this up (obviously), but it appears that 'winterkoninkje' (little winter king) is the Dutch name for the Eurasian wren (Nannus Troglodytes). The Regulidae family, aka the kinglets, are known as 'goudhaantjes' or (little) golden cockerels.

Oh they are absolutely beautiful!

Given the timeline, the earliest any redundancies could have possibly happened in any case would have been late May to early June, although late July (once all the marking is done) would have been more likely. So in effect it's not so much 14 months as 3-4 months.