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(April 2005)

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GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
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It's just a pity spare tyres didn't join in. It might have doubled her votes.
PE
Pete Founding member
If Spare Tyres had joined in though the fab-o-meter would have exploded. They may have had to remove the creature comforts bits to reduce the fab to acceptable limits.

I'm not sure why she isn't in it mind as "Mark, Diane and Portillo" would fit perfectly.
IS
Isonstine Founding member
Possibly because even during a general election campaign, I think it would be rather embarrassing for an MP standing for election to appear in such a thing (For more details see Neil Kinnock, 1992. "We're alright...")
CH
chromakey123
Isonstine posted:
(For more details see Neil Kinnock, 1992. "We're alright...")


There's no similarity between the 2...
What made Kinnock's "we're alright" gaffe so spectacularly embarrassing was that it was a speech to a Labour conference.
Not quite the same as someone choosing to appear in a TV show, which you then assume would be regretted.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
chromakey123 posted:
Isonstine posted:
(For more details see Neil Kinnock, 1992. "We're alright...")


There's no similarity between the 2...
What made Kinnock's "we're alright" gaffe so spectacularly embarrassing was that it was a speech to a Labour conference.
Not quite the same as someone choosing to appear in a TV show, which you then assume would be regretted.


The Welsh Windbag made an a*se of himself of more than one occassion. Westland crisis PMQs, anyone?
IS
Isonstine Founding member
chromakey123 posted:
Isonstine posted:
(For more details see Neil Kinnock, 1992. "We're alright...")


There's no similarity between the 2...
What made Kinnock's "we're alright" gaffe so spectacularly embarrassing was that it was a speech to a Labour conference.
Not quite the same as someone choosing to appear in a TV show, which you then assume would be regretted.


True, but what I'm talking about is the opposition parties would have a field day seeing a Labour candidate mincing around in such a fashion. Election campaigns are usually cliched and all that but I think that would be just a bit too far... And I don't think the voters would love to see it either!
KE
keeping-watch
Due to the Representation of the Peoples Act governing broadcasting in the run up to an election, Diane's had to leave the show for the duration of the campaign, as she is a candidate
MA
Matrix
keeping-watch posted:
Due to the Representation of the Peoples Act governing broadcasting in the run up to an election, Diane's had to leave the show for the duration of the campaign, as she is a candidate


Bremner, Bird and Fortune have had simluar problems.
PE
Pete Founding member
oh that would make sense. Tomorrow's billing says # Mark Mardell and Portillo #

Even if she fails to be re-elected (in which case I demand all her constituents be shot) I do hope she returns to be even fabber after the election.
BB
BBC LDN
Matrix posted:
keeping-watch posted:
Due to the Representation of the Peoples Act governing broadcasting in the run up to an election, Diane's had to leave the show for the duration of the campaign, as she is a candidate


Bremner, Bird and Fortune have had simluar problems.


Indeed, I went to see one of the shows in the most recent series, and they mentioned that unbelievably they have to spend a relatively equal amount of time mocking the three main parties in the interests of political representation and fairness... I'd imagine it's one of the few occasions when political parties wish they weren't getting free publicity for their policies!
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Yes that is a shame, how much fabber could it be with Spare Tyres and Anne Widdecombe ? Now, that would be fab. Why is Al Murray, the pub landlord in there ?
SJ
sjhoward
keeping-watch posted:
Due to the Representation of the Peoples Act governing broadcasting in the run up to an election, Diane's had to leave the show for the duration of the campaign, as she is a candidate


But she was there on Monday!

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