The budget on Nihal Arthanayake (Radio 5 live) | BBC Sounds
The Price of Song (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
Spring is here, and to herald its arrival the chirpy birdie that is Rishi Sunak is twittering away on the radio. âI said I would do whatever it takes,â chirrups the Rishi bird. âI have done and I will do so.â Ah, the budget. Rishiâs big spring moment.
Letâs have a listen, shall we? The Rishi bird has a ringing, singing voice and impeccable phonetics. It does not suddenly make loud noises for no real reason, unlike, say, the Boris (what
is Boris? One of those bristly penguins? A lost, lumbering bear? An over-indulged pet dog thatâs got tangled in its ownerâs dirty washing?). Anyway, unlike the Boris, when the Rishi bird emphasises