While the New York Times has a reputation for being the paper of record in the US, the newspaper has a less than stellar record when it comes to its reporting on Brexit and British daily life. In August last year, the paper suggested that until a few years ago Brits were living on a diet of mutton and porridge, and has since gone on to segue Brexit into a restaurant review and suggest people are stockpiling food for 29 March.

The New York Times on the parlour game played by Brits

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