They say ‘politics is show business for ugly people’, and if you’re a political junkie like myself, you can see how it makes a warped kind of sense. As a former entertainment, correspondent and magazine editor, I spent over a decade involved in the thrust and pull of the latest celebrity machinations; the movers and shakers, those desperately clinging onto the greasy pole of fame, and those who were being catapulted into superstardom or earmarked for big things. If you look at the current status of British politics, it is the equivalent of a massive drama with life-altering plot twists and cast reshuffles.
Across the wider British landscape, instead of awards, it’s policies in the spotlight, and who doesn’t love a good snap election over a surprise album drop (think Cowboy Carter , but instead of Beyoncé doing country, the Tory remix sees PM Sunak dropping early elections on the country)? If, like so many of us, you’ve grown disillusioned with politics (and politicians) in general, wanting to cast the whole sorry lot in one dirty barrel that you’re quite happy to roll out to sea, you’re not alone. However, if there were ever a time when you could see things play out in a fashion that was both dramatic and meaningful, 2024 UK elections would be a great place to start. The last change of PM we had saw my mortgage skyrocket and cost of living spike, so imagine what’s at stake during this episode.
When PM Rishi Sunak announced snap elections on May 22, even me.
