Can you tell the election from The Thick of It? Take our quiz
This campaign has been so gaffe-heavy it couldnβt be much more like Armando Iannucciβs classic TV satire. But can you sort your Sunaks from your Tuckers?
Over the last couple of decades, whenever there has been a general election β and there have been a lot of them β the overwhelming likelihood is that it will be so full of gaffes and panic that it will end up being compared to The Thick of It. This is a testament to the painful authenticity of that show and a sad reality of political discourse in the 21st century.
However, by anyoneβs standards, the 2024 general election has been especially The Thick of Itty. At one point, the showβs creator, Armando Iannucci, pointed out that one fleeting talking point β the Conservativeβs plan to let an independent body tackle immigration, to stop MPs from being tripped up on the subject in the media β was basically the plot of the 2007 special The Rise of the Nutters.
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