"He was nervous, trembling, acting with exaggerated gestures, grinning at inappropriate moments and at times incoherent."
TB is not responsible for any views expressed here other than his own contributions.
Oh and Mods are Gods.
Imagine for a moment if you will, that you are on the selction panel to choose a PPC for your local seat. You are down to the final three:
Candidate A associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists, had two mistresses, he also chain smokes and drinks eight to ten martinis a day.
Candidate B has been kicked out of office twice, rises from bed at 11am, used opium in college and drinks champagne, brandy, and whiskey to excess every day.
Candidate C is a decorated war hero, vegetarian, doesn't smoke or drink, and hasn't had any extramarital affairs.
Which would you choose? TB will expand in the comments later.
TB is all over the place today sorting out his life, he will however be back tonight and hosting a Live Question Time Chat from 10.30. Come join for the shouting, the hysteria, the laughter, the tears, the fascists and the BNP.
Prediction: Griffin is going to look like the utter plank he is and the "Anti" Fascist authoritarian thugs will do their cause no favour. Also money says we will see this man.
Looking forward to hosting the fun and games tonight. You will be able to sync your twitter account to the chat room, if TB can make that work. Also email him if you fancy moderating.
Bring some beers.
"It seemed incredible that the prime minister should use parliamentary time to congratulate a disgraced home secretary for founding kindergartens when most of us believe this smug professional nag should be in court charged with £100,000 worth of fraud."
You would think that a story starting with "Conservative chairman Eric Pickles will apologise..." is going to be a embarrassing, negative situation. But no, it's just
The question time panel for London Universities that was scheduled to take place tonight has been postponed due to diary clashes.
Guess you'll just have to wait to hear TB's pearls of wisdom.
TB is very chuffed to have been nominated for the
Labour’s online sheep certainly didn’t like it when their line of attack over who the Tories sit with in Europe was fired straight back at them on Sunday.
When David Lammy, the government's hilarious Higher Education spokesman, opens an envelope the NUS send out a press release congratulating him with Pyongyang style praise for his most excellent of ideas. They are also dangerously quick to bash the Tories for being meanies and drowning kittens in wells. Given that this chaotic and semi-redundant Labour controlled organisation could potentially be cut adrift under an incoming Conservative government that will have bigger things to worry about than pacifying their training corp, some might suggest it could be wise if they start strengthening their relationship with the blue team.
David Willets yesterday put out some fantastic ideas about
They all deny it is accurate in public, but the Labour triumvirate of former Cabinet ladies must have found the Westminster village screening of the first episode of the new series of The Thick of It brutal watching. Would recently dismissed/disgraced Hazel "the mortgage"Blears, Jacqui "porno film" Smith and Caroline "window dressing" Flint have turned up if they had known the episode showing was based around over promoted women on reshuffle day? Whoever sent the invites out definitely has a sense of humour.
Cast your mind back to that heady summer day! Smith made a hasty exit having sat through what must have been uncomfortable watching. Flint who quit in spectacular style, mid a Brown press conference apparently over the government's views on women, at least stuck around long enough to dismiss the show as inaccurate on the basis that "it's not really like that, there is a big board with postit notes getting moved around on reshuffle day, not that I was in No10, and when you speak to the PM there a three other people listening". Take note script writers!
In fairness there was a poignant moment, when the spinmeister general breaks the news to the new Minister that she is owned by the state, a mere puppet in a grander plan, at the mercy of the watchful press, none of the threesome were laughing.
The event was quite the who's who of closet Thick of It fans. A particularly strong showing from the CCHQ press office. TB's favourite Mr-Rent-a-Quote Parmjit Dhanda succeeded admirably at strengthening his well earned nick name by declaring the real reshuffle day was "much worse!" to the assembled crowd.
The new season of the show looks fantastic. TB was in stitches and it seems the new Saturday night slot is going to make for compelling viewing. Get use to seeing these guys a lot:
Apologies for the radio silence today. After Sister Bear's book launch last night it was a full on day of filming. Nearly getting arrested outside Blair's house was a particular highlight.
TB, thanks to the legend that is Shane Greer is at the Westminster screening of The Thick of It. Ah so excited.
Amusingly he is also right this very second sitting metres from Jacqui Smith.
Teehee.
TB has a busy afternoon but will leave you with this fantastic tweet from The Telegraph's Bryony "The Breasts" Gordon (ⓒPrivate Eye):
Posts
All Comments
