In the past year we've seen Liz Truss storm off stage, Rishi Sunak apologise for 'killing' Samba trainers, Kemi Badenoch go to war with sandwiches and Nigel Farage get prickly ...

The fact that 17 year-old Littler – a bemused, spandexed man-jelly – was runner up in this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year, demonstrates the extent to which we have stretched the definition ...