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Authors: David Mitchell

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  1. McCluskey, Len
    1
  2. McDonald’s
    1
    ,
    2
  3. McGregor, Ewan
    1
  4. Macmillan, Margaret, discomfort with Michael Gove’s admiration of
    1
  5. Macpherson, Elle
    1
  6. Madame Tussauds, horrible use of language, high entrance fee and general disappointing nature of
    1
  7. Madness of King George, The
    1
  8. Magic Roundabout, The
    1
  9. Magnetar
    1
    ,
    2
  10. Major, John
    1
    ,
    2
  11. Manchester United FC
    1
  12. Mandelson, Lord
    1
  13. Marathon/Snickers
    1
  14. Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
    1
  15. marketing,
    see
    advertising and marketing
  16. Markovic, Vlatko
    1
  17. Martin, Steve
    1
  18. Massey, Sian
    1
  19. Mastermind
    1
  20. Matrix, The
    1
  21. media:
    1. BBC knocked by
      1
      ,
      2
    2. conflict-obsessed
      1
  22. Met Office
    1
  23. Michelin stars
    1
  24. Midas, King
    1
  25. Miliband, David
    1
    ,
    2
  26. Miliband, Ed
    1
    ,
    2
    1. and platitudes over policies
      1
    2. and presentation skills
      1
    3. on Shapps
      1
    4. and something-for-nothing culture
      1
  27. Miller, Maria
    1
  28. Milligan, Spike
    1
  29. Mind
    1
  30. Minder
    1
  31. Mr T
    1
  32. Mitchell, Andrew
    1
    ,
    2
  33. Mo
    1
  34. Molotov’s Magic Lantern
    (Polonsky)
    1
  35. Mona Lisa
    1
    ,
    2
  36. monarchy
    1
    ,
    2
    1. see also
      Elizabeth II
  37. money
    1
    1. as gold
      1
  38. Monocled Mutineer, The
    1
  39. Moore, Roger
    1
  40. Morgan, Nicky
    1
  41. Morrissey, Margaret
    1
  42. MPs:
    1. expenses fiddles of
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
    2. salaries of
      1
  43. Mrs Brown
    1
  44. Mugabe, Robert, unfair aspersions cast on the punctuality of
    1
    ,
    2
  45. Mullin, Chris
    1
  46. Mumsnet
    1
  47. Muppet Show, The
    1
  48. Muppets, The
    1
  49. Murdoch, Rupert
    1
  50. Murphy, Eddie
    1
  51. Murray, Andy
    1
  52. My Family
    1
  53. Mystery Men
    1
  1. Napoleon I
    1
  2. National Crime Agency
    1
  3. National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, beef with Royal Mail of
    1
  4. National Health Service (NHS)
    1
    1. most efficient
      1
      ,
      2
  5. National Lottery
    1
  6. National Victims’ Association, Christmas party of
    1
  7. Nationwide
    1
  8. Nazis
    1
    1. and Cookie Monster
      1
    2. uniforms of
      1
      ,
      2
  9. neologisms,
    see
    words, new, favourite and not so favourite
  10. Nestlé
    1
    1. and powdered milk
      1
  11. Netmums
    1
  12. New Statesman
    1
  13. New York Times
    1
  14. News of the World
    1
  15. Newsnight
    1
  16. Nighy, Bill
    1
  17. No Ordinary Family
    1
  18. Noor, Queen
    1
  19. Northern Rock
    1
  20. “Not in My Front Yard” campaign
    1
  1. Obama, Barack
    1
    ,
    2
    1. inauguration of
      1
  2. Obama, Michelle
    1
  3. Observer
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  4. Office, The
    1
  5. offside rule
    1
  6. Oh! What a Lovely War
    1
  7. O’Leary, Michael
    1
    ,
    2
  8. Olsen, Jimmy
    1
  9. Olympic Games
    1
    1. London (2012)
      1
  10. One Show, The
    1
  11. online reviews
    1
  12. Only Fools and Horses
    1
  13. Operation Yewtree
    1
  14. opinions
    1
  15. Orange
    1
  16. O’Rourke, Ray
    1
  17. Osborne, George
    1
    ,
    2
    1. blaming economic problems on snow
      1
  18. Our Friends in the North
    1
  19. Outnumbered
    1
    ,
    2
  20. Oxford English Dictionary
    1
  1. Panorama
    1
  2. Paralympics
    1
  3. Parents Outloud
    1
  4. Parsons, Nicholas, left on oil rig by Chinese
    1
  5. Patterson, James
    1
  6. Paxman, Jeremy
    1
    ,
    2
  7. Peep Show
    1
  8. Peppa Pig
    1
  9. Petersham Nurseries Cafe
    1
  10. Phantom Menace
    1
  11. Philpott, William
    1
  12. phone-hacking scandal
    1
  13. photography
    1
    1. and privacy
      1
  14. Pickles, Eric
    1
  15. Piss Christ
    1
  16. Player-Bishop, Jill
    1
  17. “Plebgate”
    1
    ,
    2
  18. Plymouth
    1
  19. pole-dancing
    1
  20. police:
    1. deteriorating public image of
      1
    2. and Hillsborough
      1
    3. and phone-hacking scandal
      1
    4. and “Plebgate”
      1
    5. and Tasers
      1
  21. Police Federation
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  22. political parties, funding of
    1
  23. politicians, and comedy
    1
  24. Polonsky, Rachel
    1
  25. Pontin’s
    1
    ,
    2
  26. poppies
    1
    1. sparkly
      1
    2. white
      1
  27. Pottermore.com
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  28. Premier League
    1
  29. Pride and Prejudice
    1
  30. private sector
    1
  31. punctuation
    1
    ,
    2
    1. apostrophes
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
  32. Putin, Vladimir, similarity to Peter Ebdon of
    1
  1. Queen, The
    1
  2. Queen’s English Society
    1
  1. Rainbow
    1
  2. Ramsay, Gordon
    1
    ,
    2
  3. Rantzen, Esther
    1
  4. rebranding
    1
    1. of cattle
      1
    2. of government departments
      1
    3. of products
      1
  5. Reeves, Rachel
    1
    ,
    2
  6. Reggie Perrin
    1
  7. Reitemeier, Bob
    1
  8. religion:
    1. and art
      1
    2. display of symbols of
      1
  9. research
    1
  10. Research Excellence Framework
    1
    ,
    2
  11. Responsibility Deal
    1
    ,
    2
  12. Return of the Jedi
    1
    ,
    2
  13. Richard II
    1
  14. Richard III
    1
  15. Richard, Cliff
    1
  16. Robinson, Tony
    1
  17. Romeo and Juliet
    (Shakespeare)
    1
    1. as TV-show idea
      1
  18. Romney, Ann
    1
  19. Rooney, Wayne
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  20. Ross, Jonathan
    1
    ,
    2
  21. Rowling, JK
    1
    ,
    2
  22. Royal Bank of Scotland
    1
    ,
    2
  23. Royal Mail
    1
    ,
    2
  24. Rumpole stories
    1
  25. RuPaul’s Drag Race
    1
  26. Ryanair
    1
    ,
    2
  1. Saatchi, Charles
    1
    ,
    2
  2. “Sachsgate”
    1
  3. Salisbury, Lord
    1
  4. same-sex marriage
    1
  5. Samuel Johnson Prize
    1
  6. Santorum, Karen
    1
  7. Savile, Jimmy
    1
  8. School of Saatchi
    1
  9. Scott, Andrew
    1
  10. Scouts
    1
  11. Sellers, Peter
    1
  12. Sergeant, John
    1
  13. Serrano, Andres
    1
    ,
    2
  14. Service, Robert
    1
  15. Sesame Street
    1
  16. Sewell, Brian, horror at artistic success of Al-Qaida of
    1
  17. Shakespeare, William
    1
    ,
    2
  18. Shapps, Grant
    1
  19. Sheffield, Prof. Gary
    1
  20. Sherlock Holmes stories
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  21. Silvester, David
    1
    ,
    2
  22. Simpsons, The
    1
    ,
    2
  23. Smith, Maggie
    1
  24. Snakes, horrible but more important than apostrophes
    1
    ,
    2
  25. Snickers/Marathon
    1
  26. Snow, Peter
    1
  27. social media, food on
    1
  28. Somme, Battle of the
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  29. Soubry, Anna
    1
  30. Spelthorne Business Forum
    1
  31. sphincteral cleanliness
    1
  32. Spider-Man
    1
  33. Sport Relief
    1
    ,
    2
  34. Staines
    1
  35. Star Wars
    1
    ,
    2
    1. and Disney
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
    2. Phantom Menace
      1
    3. Return of the Jedi
      1
      ,
      2
  36. Starck, Philippe
    1
    ,
    2
  37. Stephenson, Sir Paul
    1
  38. Stirk, Chris
    1
  39. Stoppard, Tom
    1
  40. Stott, Ken
    1
  41. Straw, Jack
    1
    ,
    2
  42. Strictly Come Dancing
    1
    1. Halloween-themed edition of
      1
  43. students
    1
  44. Sugar, Sir Alan (later Lord)
    1
  45. Summerscale, Kate
    1
  46. Sun
    , The
    1
    ,
    2
  47. superheroes
    1
    1. in film
      1
  48. Superman
    1
    ,
    2
  49. Superman: Man of Steel
    1
  50. supermarkets, and sweets at checkouts
    1
  51. Suspicions of Mr Whicher, The
    (Summerscale)
    1
  52. Sutcliffe, Gerry, crap remark of
    1

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