Starmer bins Thatcher portrait – The Times' latest middle class sex party investigation – Barking Mad! Boffins talk to dogs

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: The ladies not for binning. The Daily Mail is outraged that Starmer ditched a portrait of Thatcher from No. 10. Fur coat, no knickers. The Times profiles another middle class swinger. Plus – Dog days are over! The Star has found boffins who claim they can speak to man’s best friend.   Miranda Sawyer is joined by stand-up comedian Jacob Hawley and journalist Jonn Elledge.   Come and see us LIVE at the Cheerful Earful podcast festival on 12 Oct. Tickets here!   Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.com   Follow Paper Cuts: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow • Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshow   Illustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com   Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Tom Taylor. Production: Liam Tait. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production.   Podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices