The Latest Articles by Marina Hyde

Sunak continues his fighting talk. At this stage it’s more of a surrender message

Prime minister’s campaign has become the only spectacle less appealing than England at the Euros

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

And it’s over to Mel Stride. Again. Where are all the other Tories? Ladbrokes?

The work and pensions secretary’s colleagues must be trapped under something heavy because no one but Stride is pulling their weight

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024

Are Tories bent on scoring own goals? Alleged election betting shows real dedication

Tory party campaign director’s leave of absence over alleged bet hands Labour the perfect metaphor

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

Farage buddies up with Lee Anderson for ‘red wall’ take on Bad Boys: Ride or Die

‘You’re with another man who’s box office,’ a journalist tells Farage, who will now have to push Anderson down a staircase

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

So Trump moves closer to jail and nearer to the White House. This is our world in 2024

This must be a day to reflect that in just one decade it has become realistically possible for a multiple felon to lead the free world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024

Greens keep it short and sweet to avoid the don’t-want-to-knows

The more people find out about the Green party’s policies, the more they tend to switch off. So today’s campaign launch was over in 15 minutes

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

Lib Dems are go! And they’ve already done the joke

Paddleboard on Tuesday, bike on Wednesday – their slogan could be ‘yeah but you’re talking about us, aren’t you?’

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024

Manufacturing dissent: welcome to the political excesses of the election campaign

Rishi Sunak is so palpably convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are falling off kayaks

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Sunak seems convinced that Who Dares Wins. Spoiler alert: sometimes they lose really badly

A drowned-rat PM, a blank page contender and frit Farage refusing to stand at all. All in the first 48 hours – are you not entertained, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Rev Vennells wept but couldn’t remember much about sending innocent subpostmasters to jail. All so long ago

As the former Post Office CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said ‘sorry’ a lot. About what? It was never really clear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024