I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.

I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.

The only shared reality we have is things we have seen on television.

The busier you are, the less time you have to make decisions.

Any president's second term ends up being quite messy. It never goes quite according to plan.

I think it's a slightly crazy time actually, it's very difficult to satirise because each of politicians is in their own way enacting a commentary on the world of politics anyway. To then comment on them just feels like adding another layer. I find it very difficult to do jokes about current politics because for me it's all about... I actually genuinely want people to be involved properly, you know? I mean, the number of people who don't vote... Frightening, really.

It's still very relevant to how politics works within government, but in terms of the way into politics for an outsider, no, I don't think that would work. I don't know what would, other than... people are going online, and finding the single issue topics. I mean, look at the junior doctors' strike at the moment, or benefit cuts. That sort of cut across parties, and real pressure was felt in the government from inside and out.