Take it away, Barry:
Well at least his birthday cards won’t be late in the post!
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Well he didn't get Tangoed in Foy or Hartlepool
The silly season silliness continues apace. Three days after Scrapbook noted Peter Mandelson’s bronzed red complexion post-Corfu, The Sun is in there with “Tango Mango”! The Guardian followed up with a brilliant run-down of “politicians who know when they’ve been Tangoed”. Try and guess who wins (it isn’t the First Secretary of State).
Anyone would think Parliament is in recess or something.
Mandy returns (but don't step on his blue suede loafers)
Peter Mandelson might be able to run the country via Blackberry from Corfu but his technique for applying sun cream leaves a lot to be desired on the basis of his red face/white eyes appearance on News at Noon:
The Torygraph even has a delightful run down of his snappy ‘returning from holiday’ ensemble:
Accompanied by the interior designer Nicky Haslam, a fellow guest of the Rothschilds for the week, he cut a distinctive figure as he arrived at the easyJet check-in desk at Corfu Airport, dressed in a Panama hat, chinos and blue suede loafers with socks.
Alan Partridge eat your heart out!
UPDATE: Scrapbook has just located exclusive footage of Peter Mandelson’s holiday wardrobe, as modelled by Alan Partridge:
It’s the look that says: “I’m in control of the country”!
While the cat's away…
UPDATE: PS now wondering about the appropriateness of a cat/mouse metaphor for Gordon and Mandy in that order. Perhaps the other way around?
While Scrapbook was counting the ways in which Lembit Opik is a complete and utter **** (pick your own expletive) it transpired that our First Secretary of State doesn’t plan to waste any of Gordon’s holiday. In an interview with Nick Robinson on Newsnight he discussed Labour’s prospects at the next election and admitted the party were the “underdogs”.
Not much reaction on the blogs from anyone other than Dale but you can read Nick Robinson’s thoughts here.
You can get the interview here or watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer.
Well worth a look.