Gavin’s Gaily Gigest

Madame Tussauds is asking its visitors whether they should create a figure of Gordon Brown*:
"When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair last year, for the first time in a 150 year history, Madame Tussauds took the decision not to immediately create a figure of the current Prime Minister.
"Instead we chose to wait for a […]

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The new edition of Politalks, your weekly satirical news roundup, is here. This week we discuss Labour’s obsession with controlling every aspect of our lives, alongside a less-than-healthy obsession with Jacqui Smith:

Feel free to share and share alike, and for those who are interested, here’s the transcript:
Jacqui Smith and her knee-covering breasts were out in […]

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During yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Tory Party leader, and mascot for chinless people the world over, David Cameron said this:
"The Labour peer, Lord Desai, said that the Prime Minister’s leadership style is like porridge. Another week like this and it will be Cheerios."

Am I the only one who can’t get this joke? Now, I quite […]

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Gordon Brown’s powers of persuasion strike again. At the end of last year, he convinced Lord West to change his mind on extended detention without charge in the space of ninety minutes. Whether he used hypnosis or a Black & Decker knee-cap remover remains a mystery.
Now he turns his talents to Angela Smith, Labour MP […]

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Lee unfortunately couldn’t do the animation for this week, so you’re left with only my nasal dulcet tones and the script for this week’s Politalks to guide you through the Diana inquest, Darfur, studentification and the BAE corruption ruling.
Listen to this week’s Politalks:

 

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A quick glance at the New York Times front page illustrates how thoroughly our Prime Minister has been overshadowed by the Catholic Church’s geriatric former Nazi. I’ve had to circle the single mention of Brown in case you miss it:
 
Apparently Brown is contemplating an apology for child sex abuse to grab headlines. If that doesn’t […]

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I can finally embed the video of Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Tony Blair impression on Fox’s American Idol (prop. Rupert Murdoch) this week:

So uncanny Rory Bremner would be proud (and children should be hiding behind the sofa).

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Being a confirmed ugo myself, I read this Guardian article with interest:
Gonzalo Otalora has written a book entitled ¡Feo! (Ugly!), which calls for the taxation of good-looking people to counteract the natural advantages they have over munters*. "Countless studies show that … it’s easier for them to find jobs; they’re paid more and find partners […]

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on American Idol last night does his best Tony Blair impression. God I wish I could embed the video, but you’ll have to go to the BBC News site to see Brown imitate his predecessor.

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See if you can guess which one’s the malfunctioning peeper:

"Sarah Connor, come with me if you want to survive the recession*"

* Unless you are a single-person earning under £18,500, in which case you can smile and go fuck yourself (not a verbatim quote from the Prime Minister).

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