Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Iain Dale: First of the Tory Mayoral Candidates to Die on Web TV Channel 18 Doughty Street


Iain Dale has a washed up DJ name of Mike Read on his prog tonight. Ostensibly to ask him about how his fading career can be revived by being a losing Tory Mayoral candidate. No that's wrong. How London's booming fortunes can be wrecked by replacing the incumbent cheeky chappy with Mike Read. A boring, inexperienced egotist with no skills and achievements to speak of. Oh he did write some crappy tunes like this one - "2nd floor: A Dirty Old Man, 3rd Floor: A Couple of Drag Queens ..."

Iain should ask him about these famous Cheeky Girls. Guido has tabulated the Tory tossery and linked to Dale's story about the Lib Dems being all of a dither. Not like them.

UPDATE: Read pulled out, er, at around 3pm or was it 3:35pm?!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anyone who writes a song about a road trip down the A23 deserves my vote.

Chris Paul said...

Fair enough. Do you have a vote in the Tory London Mayoralty Primaries? Or are you hoping for a chance nearer where you live? Any particular party you'd like hime to stand for. Or is it just his seriously sub-Freshie songsmithery that attracts you?

jailhouselawyer said...

He may be a dirty old man but they don't look like a pair of old drag queens to me...

Chris Paul said...

True, and I wasn't saying he was a dirty old man! Or a pair of old drag queens. Just illustrating Mike Read's lyrical genius! Just the ticket for London Mayor.

Will Parbury said...

The new lembit opik. That was quick.

Chris Paul said...

This pre-dates Lembit. Have you not got a picture with them Cheeky Girls? Everyone else has. Alongside the one with GB and, whisper it, TB?

Anonymous said...

I thought Gordon Brown (GB) preferred Cheeky Boys?