Robert Hutton
@roberthutton.co.uk
RobDotHutton from the broken site. Parliamentary sketches and film columnist for The Critic, co-host of classic cinema love-in War Movie Theatre. New spy book "The Illusionist" is out now.
Cack-handedness as an art form.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Cack-handedness as an art form.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
We know that we've let Donald Trump down, and in future, we shall try to do better.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We know that we've let Donald Trump down, and in future, we shall try to do better.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Michael Prescott's report makes vital points about the importance of being accurate, and also how difficult that is. For instance, he describes himself as having been Political Editor of the Sunday Times for 10 years, which is not what the Guardian reported when he left the job.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Michael Prescott's report makes vital points about the importance of being accurate, and also how difficult that is. For instance, he describes himself as having been Political Editor of the Sunday Times for 10 years, which is not what the Guardian reported when he left the job.
Can we talk about "Aardvark Planning Law" for a moment?
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Can we talk about "Aardvark Planning Law" for a moment?
You can make a case that, in government terms, Lammy had a worse time of it, overseeing a Justice department in chaos. But in parliamentary terms, there's simply nothing worse than accidentally failing to ask the question you've come along to ask.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You can make a case that, in government terms, Lammy had a worse time of it, overseeing a Justice department in chaos. But in parliamentary terms, there's simply nothing worse than accidentally failing to ask the question you've come along to ask.
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Hang on... we've already done six?
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hang on... we've already done six?
If you're going to go on television and make a song and dance about being honest, it would be best if you weren't dancing around the main point.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you're going to go on television and make a song and dance about being honest, it would be best if you weren't dancing around the main point.
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Reeves launched a National Emergency Broadcast of Doom...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reeves launched a National Emergency Broadcast of Doom...
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Do you think Farage looks... tired?
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November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Do you think Farage looks... tired?
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You, an unsophisticate: Rachel Reeves's landlord licence mess shows Britain has too many weird regulations and obscure taxes.
Me, a genius, writing in The Times: No! We aren't regulated enough! These are the licences we really need...
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Me, a genius, writing in The Times: No! We aren't regulated enough! These are the licences we really need...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
You, an unsophisticate: Rachel Reeves's landlord licence mess shows Britain has too many weird regulations and obscure taxes.
Me, a genius, writing in The Times: No! We aren't regulated enough! These are the licences we really need...
www.thetimes.com/com...
Me, a genius, writing in The Times: No! We aren't regulated enough! These are the licences we really need...
www.thetimes.com/com...
It's not on the Guidance page. I would look for Guidance on the Guidance page, myself. And if, despite there being no Guidance about licensing on the Guidance page, I nevertheless clicked on the Licensing page, out of curiosity, this would hardly enlighten me.
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It's not on the Guidance page. I would look for Guidance on the Guidance page, myself. And if, despite there being no Guidance about licensing on the Guidance page, I nevertheless clicked on the Licensing page, out of curiosity, this would hardly enlighten me.
The relevant page isn't quite hidden in a locked filing cabinet behind a door labelled "Beware of the leopard", but it's not going to win a Plain English award either.
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The relevant page isn't quite hidden in a locked filing cabinet behind a door labelled "Beware of the leopard", but it's not going to win a Plain English award either.
You really do feel like there's a story behind every recipe. But that telling it would land the author in Siberia.
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
You really do feel like there's a story behind every recipe. But that telling it would land the author in Siberia.
That's dinner sorted.
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
That's dinner sorted.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
With a guest appearance from an obvious chancer. thecritic.co.uk/fawl...
This kind of timing is why @philipjcowley.bsky.social is essential reading.
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This kind of timing is why @philipjcowley.bsky.social is essential reading.
Reform are into Day Three of Racismsplaining. It's harder than it looks.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reform are into Day Three of Racismsplaining. It's harder than it looks.
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