This year will be remembered as the year the people did what the pundits and politicians didn’t expect, voting for Brexit and Donald Trump, Ed Balls and Boaty McBoatface.
It was the year that also gave us the never-ending Labour reshuffle, the never-sailing Royal Yacht Britannia and the never-available jars of Marmite.
After so much happened in just 12 months, I thought I would try to find out who paid more attention to the news in 2016: journalists, columnists or politicians.
Today we release part one of the Red Box podcast big quiz of the year. Representing politicians is the former journalist and former contender to be prime minister, Michael Gove, and Caroline Flint, the Labour MP.
Representing columnists, whose idea of keeping abreast of what’s in the newspapers consists largely of rereading their own column, are The Times’ finest, Philip Collins and Jenni Russell.
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And striking a blow for reporters everywhere are Lucy Fisher, the Times senior political correspondent, and Patrick Kidd, the Times sketchwriter and diarist.
I’m so glad we captured the mood of this year’s populist uprising and that, over a glass of bubbly, I was joined by my favourite members of the out-of-touch liberal establishment in the bowels of the headquarters of The Times of London.
It could only be more of a tribute to the gilded elite of career politicians if Nigel Farage himself was here. Unfortunately, the former Ukip leader was unable to join us as it was around that time that Donald Trump needed help putting on his jim-jams.
In part one, we learnt that Caroline Flint and Lucy Fisher are both good at impressions, Michael Gove doesn’t know what the Queen thinks about Brexit, and Phil Collins is incredibly competitive. Enjoy.
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