There’s nothing like a glass of champers to kindle the flame of bipartisanship. By all accounts many were consumed at the Spectator Awards yesterday evening, where winners included Caroline Lucas (“newcomer”), Tom Watson (“inquisitor”) and Gisela Stuart (“Survivor of the Year”). Here “Parliamentarian of the Year” Ed Balls receives congratulations from across the aisle: With their past [...]
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Liberal Democrat conference in shock as Lembit Opik refused entry
The Liberal Democrats’ very own court jester Lembit Opik was temporarily refused entry to their party conference this evening, according to Guardian deputy editor Ian Katz and Guido Fawkes. Delegates reported the former Montgomeryshire MP attempted the “don’t you know who I am” routine to unimpressed guards: ”If he hasn’t got the paperwork he hasn’t got the [...]
Strange bedfellows: George Galloway comes out fighting for Peter Mandelson
Lord Mandelson probably wouldn’t expect to be supported in anything by John Prescott. However beyond the former DPM prominent figures from Labour’s past and present have been lining up to denounce Mandy’s memoir. However the Noble and Learned Gentleman today received support from an unusual ally, one George Galloway. In his regular column for Scotland’s [...]
Peter Mandelson releases batch of 1987-1997 papers
UPDATE: Tweetminster have now uploaded the documents, all linked below. Mandelson was on very good form depsite illness cutting short an interview with The Guardian yesterday. “This chat is on the record. But whatever you do …”, he said darkly as the assembled bloggers half-expected a Mandelson threat of New Labour folklore, “please link to [...]
John Prescott compares Peter Mandelson to a meerkat in spoof memoir advert
Having likened Peter Mandelson as a crab thirteen years ago, the newly web-savvy David John Prescott has turned to the internets to poke fun at his memoirs: As of 8 July at least the two rivals have one thing in Commons, ahem sorry, common. Both being peers of the realm, perhaps they can have a friendly joke [...]
Peter Mandelson to release archive source material to bloggers at breakfast briefing
Peter Mandelson is to provide political bloggers with exclusive access to archive source material used for his book The Third Man. Those attending a breakfast briefing this Friday will be provided with copies of the documents under a Creative Commons license. These will only be offered to other media after a period of three days. A [...]
Machiavellian Mandelson to raise Princely sum
As an impoverished blogger, Scrapbook takes some small comfort from the fact that even (former city trader) Guido Fawkes was outbid on this copy of Machiavelli’s The Prince signed by Peter Mandelson. The charity auction is now up to £380: Could probably stretch to £10 for Brant’s The Ship Of Fools signed by the Tory [...]
Not so happy birthday for Peter Mandelson, the "minister without responsibility"
So the strikes are going ahead. Urging the government and Royal Mail’s top management, including chief executive Adam Crozier, to engage directly in talks, CWU general secretary Billy Hayes repeatedly referred to Peter Mandelson as “the minister without responsibility”. No birthday cake or party hat for Billy.
