Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner writes for the New Statesman

Articles by Rory Bremner

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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

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

Afghanistan

Doomed to failure

Two sides of the Coin

Hung parliament

Who would rule?

Doing deals in Downing Street

Interview

Seymour Hersh

The NS Interview: Seymour Hersh

Television

Paradox

Paradox

What if...

The Beatles never formed

What if .... the Beatles had never formed

Will Self

Eats at Subway

Attack of the one-foot sandwich

Iraq war

We want a trial

Iraq, Palin and building bridges

Books of the year

Our selection

Books of the Year: Part I

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