The Big Cheeses

Do you find most things David Cameron says on Twitter cheesy? Me too. This is why I have taken to calling him David Camembert. But it’s odd how many famous cheeses can be applied to those who fancy themselves as les grands fromages.

Jeremy Hunt, of course, would be a complete Comté. Indeed, he might one day become Le Comte Jeremie de Cantal. And if he didn’t, we could always say “Oh hard cheese Jezzer” in the manner of Terry-Thomas. Or hahahaha phuuurrt.

There’s Ed Mimolette the soft cheese in a mousetrap, Ben Bradshawe the perfect Cottage Cheese, Oliver Letwin the Dorset Blue and his twin brother Oliver Letwensleydale, the cheese-paring Gorgonzola Osborne, Eric Cheese Anpickles, Edam Baladi the Morley Mozzarella, and Hugo Swiredale, leader of the Cheese & Wine Party.

And coming up on the rails now it’s Nick Corleggy who’s a bit cheesed off, Theresa Maytag-Thin Blue Line, Bosworth Johnson and Harriet Harbourne (they’re like chalk and cheese), Jon Crowddiass, Tom Waterlooson (not such a Big Cheese), Alistair Daralagjazsking, and Andy Burngos.

Not forgetting the Speaker of the House, John Berkswell, the Berkshire cheese whose wife really takes the biscuit.

And finally raising a glass to absent fiends, the dear old Cheese and Ham actor, Lord Manchegolson.