The Creasy calamity
How funny is it to confuse a parrot and a parakeet? I can understand Stella Creasy MP feeling bewildered by the scale of the response to her misunderstanding — and by the vitriolic tone of some of the responses. She could have rolled with the punches, laughed along with the jokes, and, say, posted a video of her parliamentary colleagues asking if anyone had lost their sloths.
- ▪How funny is it to confuse a parrot and a parakeet?
- ▪I can understand Stella Creasy MP feeling bewildered by the scale of the response to her misunderstanding — and by the vitriolic tone of some of the responses.
- ▪She could have rolled with the punches, laughed along with the jokes, and, say, posted a video of her parliamentary colleagues asking if anyone had lost their sloths.
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| Original publisher | The Critic |
| Canonical URL | https://thecritic.co.uk/the-creasy-calamity/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:50:11 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-24T14:04:46.472Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-24T14:04:47.779Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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How funny is it to confuse a parrot and a parakeet? Not very. I can understand Stella Creasy MP feeling bewildered by the scale of the response to her misunderstanding — and by the vitriolic tone of some of the responses. But she had a choice. She could have rolled with the punches, laughed along with the jokes, and, say, posted a video of her parliamentary colleagues asking if anyone had lost their sloths. People would have probably appreciated that she took the jokes in good humour. Everybody would have moved on. Join Britain’s most civilised publication. Challenge the consensus. Access rigorous analysis. .cls-1{fill:#1d1d1b;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}thecritic-logo Archive article Don't worry. You can continue reading by subscribing to get full access. Subscribe Already a member? Log in.
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