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Mrs Crackenthorpe

Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary - 15 April
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary - 15 April
Fear not, dear readers – I am returned. I have been taking the thermal waters at Bath for my health, although my patron tells me that rather than the plentiful ebullitions from the springs, I’d have been better advised to partake of the breakfast cakes at Sally Lunn’s. One lives and learns.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Political parties
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
‘Tis natural, in these frostbitten times, for Mrs C to find morsels of titillation hard to come by, as her moles cloister by the hearth and shudder in anticipation of the gas man’s bill. Her readers are – as ever – encouraged to send her epistles, in utmost confidence. While she awaits your bulletins, here is January’s muck, well-raked…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
A very happy New Year to you and yours. Despite all the drear, with endless industrial action, economic woes, a health system all collapsin,’ immigrants a-swarmin’ and testy foreign relations (yawn) Mrs C is absolutely thrilled to have made it safely to 2023. After three centuries of reporting on Westminster scandale she’s grateful for any time she can get. Here’s what piqued her interest this week.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 12 December edition
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 12 December edition
Hello my dearests. Mrs C has been in a positive fizz of excitement over the advent of Christmas party season – as they say, it’s quite the most wonderful time of year.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 14 November edition
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 14 November edition
With the nights drawing in, Mrs C is enjoying the chance to get both mellow and fruitful. But that isn’t stopping her from revelling in her usual diet of scandal and sauce…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 31 October edition
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 31 October edition
A fond welcome to my readers. Tempus, as they say, very much Fugit, and it’s all change in the Gaming House: the Roulette Ball of Power has landed in the slot marked “Sunak”, for this week at least.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 2 October edition
Political parties
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 2 October edition
Ah, Birmingham. Mrs C is virtually hyperventilating at the prospect of joining the Conservatives again as they congregate in our (allegedly) Second City. As a history buff and art lover, the opportunity to visit the All Bar One and see the newly unveiled “four lads in jeans” statue in person is absolutely not to be missed.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 25 September edition
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 25 September edition
Sincere congratulations to those who made it to Labour conference – in light of the unrelenting hell of our locomotive system, particularly to those arriving by carriage, river steamer, or horseback. Your prize is three days of hob-nobbing in the city Charles Dickens commended as “open handed and munificent." No end of earthly delights awaits. And, sadly, karaoke.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 18 July 2022 edition
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary – 18 July 2022 edition
How time flies. When last Mrs C picked up her quill, Nadhim Zahawi was a respected education secretary and Rehman Chishti’s leadership ambitions were known to no one but himself. Evidently some private matters should remain so – but others require immediate exposure…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's diary – 4 July 2022 edition
Political parties
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's diary – 4 July 2022 edition
Sumer is icumen in, as once they sang in the round; already we find ourselves tormented by British disappointment at Wimbledon and a Palace that’s far sweatier than it should be. In such foisty conditions, gossip has a tendency to breed at an exponential rate, so it’s fortunate your diarist has had her ear to the ground.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Summertime has arrived in SW1 and the ensuing smiles and sunshine have Mrs C feeling utterly radiant. Bursting blue skies and balmy weather means it’s Terrace time all the time on the estate, bringing more wonderful opportunities for Mrs C’s minions to feed her craving for juicy tidbits. So without further ado, here’s what I’ve been eating up in the sunshine…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Ahead of a long and admittedly boozy break celebrating 70 years of her maj on the throne, Mrs C is more than ready to feel rested, rejuvenated, and prepared for Westminster to spring back into action come Monday. Four days away from the estate will no doubt leave me yearning for updated news of snitching and sniping among our nation’s great leaders. Thankfully, ahead of the break, my informants have not disappointed. Of the details I can share, and it is with the heaviest of hearts I inform you there is so much I cannot, here’s what’s perked my interest on return to SW1…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary - 13 May
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary - 13 May
It’s been a wonderful few weeks in SW1, with the sun shining, blossoms blooming and the dawn of a new parliamentary session bringing Mrs C some much needed Spring cheer. With the Queen’s Speech confirming 38 new opportunities for SW1 to descend into a sewer of snitching and sniping, Mrs C is plucked, primed and ready to plunge into a fresh parliamentary year of mayhem and madness. To kick things off, here’s what has piqued my interest this week.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
The Easter break seems not to have soothed MPs’ nerves, with everyone on most scratchy form as they braced for Parliament to be prorogued. As ever, Mrs C was kept busy by her informants’ raucous and ridiculous rumours. Of the tea I can spill publicly, here’s what’s perked my interest this week…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
At this time of year, good Christians are supposed to ponder and celebrate the hope of salvation. And which group of people could this benefit more than the occupants of SW1? But that’s done; Easter is over, the choccy eggs have been munched, and it would be remiss of Mrs C not to return to her usual scandal scribbling. So, here’s what’s piqued my interest…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
It’s been another whirlwind few weeks in Westminster, with a war raging in Europe and peers heroically finding time to debate the pressing matter of electric vehicle charging points for the third time in as many months. Yet the divas of Westminster have still found time for high drama. Read on...
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Everyone needs a spot of humour during the darkest of days. With the world dangling on the brink of nuclear obliteration, Mrs C more than ever appreciates the break from existential despair a dose of gossip can provide. And, as ever, there is plenty to go around.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Despite the inclusion of a recess (yawn), thus far February has been nothing short of scintillating for Mrs C. Crude and callous as ever, my SW1 darlings have been on especially frisky form during the month of St Valentine. Here’s why…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Mrs C is exhilarated after a long fortnight of SW1 bad behaviour and scurrilous tittle-tattle. As the PM finds himself wound up in the wrath of the Dark Lord Dom, the backdoor briefings, parliamentary bitching and snitching have left Mrs C almost tipsy from a surfeit of scandal. Here are just a few of the reasons why….
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
I hope you had a fabulous festive season and feel as revived and ready as I for a fresh term of parliamentary tattle, scandal, intrigue and scuttlebutt. I am delighted to disclose that less than a fortnight into the new term, this is already occurring in abundance…
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for juicy gossip and titbits to bring Mrs Crackenthorpe Christmas cheer.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
IT was 300 years ago – a mere blink of the eye in parliamentary terms – that I last took up cudgels to entertain London town with the wit and wisdom gleaned on my forays through society.