Why August Isn't Silly Season

<p>It's a journalistic cliché that very little happens in politics while MPs are on holiday during the Parliamentary recess. But is it fair to describe August as 'silly season'? Historian Phil Tinline joins Patrick Maguire to debunk this myth and look at the biggest political moments of summers gone by.</p><br><p>Plus: columnists Alice Thomson and Carol Midgely discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/barbies-ken-puts-andrew-tate-in-the-shade-m0w5ntl7m" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">toxic masculinity</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/will-no-one-save-poor-old-matt-hancock-from-his-own-cringe-factor-50kz06ctq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matt Hancock's TikToks</a>, and whether Beyond Meat is <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beyond-meat-sales-fall-as-shoppers-count-cost-of-vegan-burgers-3gpcwthwg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">past its best</a>.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>