Melissa Kite Melissa Kite

Why I decided to kill Tamzin Lightwater

The Cameroons are beyond parody and the coalition lacks charm, says Melissa Kite. We both feel bad about it, but Tamzin and I have chosen to call it a day

issue 19 June 2010

V sad… No, it’s no good, I can’t talk like that. Only she can, which is why the retirement of Tamzin Lightwater is very sad because she is so much funnier than I could ever be. I know this because I once saw an irate posting on the internet under the heading ‘Who is Tamzin?’, by a man outraged by the suggestion that she might be me.

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