Politics 28 July 2009updated 27 Sep 2015 2:29am Cartoon of the day Who ever said the fly in the soup joke was getting old? By Sophie Elmhirst Thank you to Sidwaya, a newspaper in Burkina Faso, for this… I, personally, am very pleased that fly-in-the-soup jokes are still going strong. Subscribe to the Saturday Read View all newsletters Your new guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture each weekend – from the New Statesman. Sign up here Select and enter your email address The Saturday Read Your weekly guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture every Saturday. The best way to sign up for The Saturday Read is via saturdayread.substack.com Morning Call The New Statesman's quick and essential guide to the news and politics of the day. The best way to sign up for Morning Call is via morningcall.substack.com Your email address First Name Last Name Sign up Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how Progressive Media Investments may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. THANK YOU Close Content from our partners Unlocking investment in UK life sciences through manufacturing Ioana Parsons Data defines a new era for fundraising Spotlight A prescription for success: improving the UK’s access to new medicines Rippon Ubhi Related US The lib-pilling of the American left Scotland The SNP has a chance for radical change – it won’t take it The Staggers Keir Starmer’s populist smoking ban
