barmy

How barmy is it to fly thousands of people half-way around the world to sit in giant air-conditioned tents to argue about commas, and interpretations of convoluted words?

In practice, it was, well, a bit barmy.

There has been great analysis and the usual knockabout stuff that is essential to Calcutta Cup week, but the hot takes in the build-up have bordered on the barmy.

Talk of tacking to the right is "barmy", said one MP.

Opponents include former prime ministers Boris Johnson, who has called the plans "barmy", and Liz Truss, who is expected to warn against "banning things" in the Commons debate.