Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner writes for the New Statesman

Articles by Rory Bremner

Results 11 to 20 of 42

Rory's week: The mother duck lesson

  • 12 June 2006

Rory's week - Rory Bremner isn't insulted by Prescott

  • 15 May 2006

Perhaps Blair was jealous. Perhaps the thought of Straw and Condi Rice singing "Ebony and Ivory" in the Jacuzzi at Chevening was too much to bear

Rory's week - Rory Bremner checks out Geoff Hoon's lunch box

  • 01 May 2006

For every trip by car, ministers plant a tree. For every trip by plane, they plant a small area of woodland. For every speech by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, they invest in an area of Brazilian rainforest

Rory's week - Rory Bremner plays cricket with Johnny Cash

  • 03 April 2006
  • 1 comment

Blair tells us: "The House of Lords appointments commission is given information, where relevant, about political donations." How about that "where relevant" for a piece of legalistic deception? Wonders Rory Bremner

Rory's week - Rory Bremner dons singlet and shorts

  • 20 March 2006

I wonder if the really satirical thing to do would be to offer Blair my wholehearted support and ridicule his opponents. The public would know I didn't mean it. Then it occurs to me: that's what Brown has been doing for years, writes Rory Brenmer

Rory's week - Rory Bremner doesn't do Elvis

  • 06 March 2006

The worst problem we face on the show is clearing songs for parody. Elvis songs are off limits: "You Were Always Undermined", a John Major classic, never saw the light of day

Rory's week - Rory Bremner boggles in Dubai

  • 20 February 2006

Peter Mandelson (Peace Be Upon Him) informed the world's press that "we represent the masses, the progressive toiling masses"

Rory's week - Rory Bremner calls for the screens

  • 06 February 2006

Picture the Chancellor at Blair's bedside, agonising about whether to prolong his life. To what purpose? What quality of life can he look forward to? "Nurse! The screens!"

Rory's week - Rory Bremner envies Sven

  • 30 January 2006

If we want politicians to reflect society, should we not welcome the odd bloke who gets off on the sight of a gay prostitute dressed as a footballer?

Rory's week - Rory feels the bite of Blair's teeth

  • 23 January 2006

My Blair teeth are starting to hurt. The dentures I use when impersonating the Prime Minister are now so uncomfortable that they are making it difficult to speak clearly

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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