Perils of the dead metaphor on sorry display with this gimmick. “Back of a fag packet” refers to the blank interior of the carton casing, not the rear face of the carton.
Suella Braverman just got an acid reception at the political cartoon of the year awards. She invited one persistent heckler, a woman from the Guardian, up on stage to have it out. The compere had to step in and asked them to save the boxing match for later
Tory chair Kevin Hollinrake seems to say party logo will soon change from the weird tree thing back to the torch of liberty (at Adam Smith Institute event)
FYI Britain is currently in the throes of an annual event called "silly season" in which there is literally no news. It's an August tradition dating back to the 19th century
Heckler is Rebecca Hendin, a cartoonist who freelances for the Guardian. She told me she doesn’t regret confronting Braverman and admires her willingness “to pick fights with other short women”
