Notes From Cuckoo Island

Shipping Forecast

And now the Tory Shipping Forecast, issued at one minute to midnight.

There are warnings of gales in all areas, including regions previously considered safe.

Immigration

Rising

Patience

Falling

Downing Street

Squally, becoming turbulent

ERG

Extreme front, backing Braverman

Sunak

Weak, violent storm later

Dowden, Keegan, Trott

Fog

North UK

Shithole

Cleverly

Force 5, backing changeable

Dorries

Bonkers

Coffey

Rough, visibility poor

Hunt

Steadily dull, typo

Dogger

Initially Elphicke, becoming Pincher, later Bone

Electorate

Rockall, depressed, veering Left

General Outlook

Hysterical

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Diane Messias is a comedy/drama writer and script consultant, who has spent the last 40 years trying to be funny.

Starting out in theatre, Diane subsequently joined the BBC as a Comedy producer/director, and has written for and worked with many household names (no, not Domestos). Her production credits include One Foot In The Grave and The News Quiz.

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