Articles tagged Top Ten:

25 of the Nicest MPs in the House of Commons

  • 15 Feb 2019

People don't usually put the words 'nice' and 'politician' in the same sentence. They should because many politicians are indeed very nice people. Just like in the wider population, there is a fair share of nasty ones too, but in my experience most politicians are much more no...

Ten Things I would Never Do

  • 22 Dec 2006

The Telegraph has had a lot of letters lately suggesting clubs its readers would never join. Today they even have a page 3 feature on it. So I thought I'd compile my Top Ten Things I Would Never Do... 10. Join the Carlton Club until they admit full women members 9. Take ad...

Top Ten Political Chatup Lines

  • 21 Dec 2006

1 Would you like to see the contents of my despatch box? 2 Have you ever had a whip? 3 Hello, I’m David Mellor 4 I’ve asked Angie to join us, you don’t mind do you? 5 I’ve asked Bobby to join us, you don’t mind do you? 6 I’m so depressed about the world crisis I really do...

Top Ten Unexplained Phenomena of Our Time

  • 13 Aug 2006

11. Why Radio 5 Live is so insecure that its presenters appear to be required to utter the words Five and Live at least ten times every minute. 10. Why I always play better golf when it rains 9. Why the BBC persist with those very annoying dancing idents 8. How Steve McClar...

Top Ten Things Which Would Be Different if David Davis Had Become Leader

  • 6 Aug 2006

Thanks to all of you who contributed ideas for my Top Ten List of Things Which Would Be Different if DD Had Become Leader. Here's the final version - and remember, this is fun, humorous and not to be taken seriously - anyone tempted to have a sense of humour failure should loo...