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Week 2, 2022: Let’s face the music and dance
It was the week in which Boris Johnson was forced to face the music in parliament about lockdown-busting parties, and Downing Street staff danced while the Queen prepared for her husband’s socially distanced funeral. We also bring you an expert view … -
Special edition: 🎄The Stooshie Christmas Quiz 2021
It’s nearly the end of term, and the headmaster has let everyone bring in games. We pitch Courier Editor David Clegg against political reporter Rachel Amery in our year-end quiz, with questions from chair Paul Malik and the rest of the Stooshie team.… -
Week 49, 2021: It’s my party and I’ll deny if I want to
It’s the week in which Boris Johnson continued to shock and amaze a disbelieving public with denials about parties at No 10 Downing St. We watched leaders line up to call for his resignation and the prime minister say he’s going nowhere. Meanwhile, S… -
Week 48, 2021: Top Trumps
It’s the week in which Nicola Sturgeon announced the doubling of the Scottish Child Payment, the Yes Hubs and Covid funding swung back into view, and we look at 15 years of Trump and Menie. You can get a free month of unlimited access to The Courier … -
Week 47, 2021: All the President’s Menie
It’s the week in which Boris Johnson made a fool of himself in a speech veering from Peppa Pig to Moses, Donald Trump faced more calls to show where his wealth came from, and the historic Black Watch is set for a return to its traditional recruiting … -
Week 46, 2021: Glass half-recycled
It’s the week in which further delays to the deposit return scheme were announced, a ban on conversion therapy was promised and Douglas Ross came under further scrutiny for politicians’ outside earnings. You can get a free month of unlimited access t… -
Week 45, 2021: The Golden Age of Sleaze
It’s the week in which further sleaze and corruption allegations plague UK politics, COP26 comes to a head and the Coronavirus threat looms back into view. You can get a free month of unlimited access to The Courier or The Press & Journal websites; j… -
Week 44, 2021: Boris Johnson’s Owen goal, as COP26 heads to extra time
It’s the week in which the Tories were on the spot about where their cash comes from, and why they rallied around to protect a corruption row MP. We got through a week of climate-saving discussion from world leaders, but was it just hot air? You can … -
Week 43, 2021: We’re gonna rock down to, electric avenue (if we can find a charger)
It’s the week in which Rishi Sunak told us how much he planned to tax and spend, planes got a duty break and our intrepid environment team set-out to see if Scotland is good for EVs. You can get a free month of unlimited access to The Courier or The … -
Week 42, 2021: Calling time on a poisonous political tone
It’s the week in which the UK was forced to reflect on the killing of Sir David Amess and come to terms with the increasingly poisonous tone of debate online and in real life. Meanwhile, Conservatives were embarrassed in the north-east as a carbon ca…
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