Perhaps unsurprisingly, politicians are the shock troopers of the lying arts. This episode is all about liars and the vocabulary we have to call them out. Features four prime ministers (you'll never guess who...) a dead cat, an overweight schoolboy and a marionette with a dream.Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, politicians are the shock troopers of the lying arts. This episode is all about liars and the vocabulary we have to call them out. Features four prime ministers (you'll never guess who...) a dead cat, an overweight schoolboy and a marionette with a dream. Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.

&nbsp;Perhaps unsurprisingly, politicians are the shock troopers of the lying arts. This episode is all about liars and the vocabulary we have to call them out. Features four prime ministers (you'll never guess who...) a dead cat, an overweight schoolboy and a marionette with a dream.Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.

Word Wrangling an Inverted Pyramid of Piffle

Slang lexicographer and language commentator Terry Victor is happiest on the liberal left wing of language usage. Here's his short, sharp and sideways looks at the ways we mess with the English language. It's our language, we can do what we like with it. Occasionally provocative, sometimes grumpy and generally mischievous: that's Word Wrangling.

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Word Wrangling an Inverted Pyramid of Piffle

Word Wrangling an Inverted Pyramid of Piffle