My three-year old daughter, Isabel, will no doubt be devastated this evening when she learns that the series in which Iggle Piggle appears, .
Was this wise? One wag suggested to me this afternoon that the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ has simply caved in to pressure from Downing Street.
A senior government source told Newsnight:
"I think the right response to this is 'No Comment', but as any good journo knows, sometimes you just have to follow your instincts."
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Comment number 1.
At 27th Sep 2010, barriesingleton wrote:MIGHT THE PROBLEM BE THE COMFORT BLANKET?
What do we really know of Dave except that he is 'ANOTHER ONE' i.e. an endlessly needy child looking for status and approval. I wonder if the comfort blanket is RED? Aaaaaagggghhhhhh!
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Comment number 2.
At 27th Sep 2010, cosyblackbird wrote:Hang on, could this be the most serious evidence yet of left-biased ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ? Ed Miliband IS Makka Pakka! Look at the tired circles around the eyes, and the micro-quiff...
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Comment number 3.
At 28th Sep 2010, stevie wrote:Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Diggle....erm, was it Grub? Noggin the Nog, Rhubarb.....it takes me way back...such beautiful stress free days....
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Comment number 4.
At 28th Sep 2010, JunkkMale wrote:'One wag suggested to me this afternoon that the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ has simply caved in to pressure from Downing Street.
Well, a wife or girlfriend is certainly a possibly more credible source than those usually quoted.
Was this viewed as a recent influence, or could the reference have been to a previous administration?
Silly me, of course not. In some quarters cuts can only originate from one place. Even if it had... Mum's the word, eh?
Now, may we look forward to how much various characters can be used to describe other pols? Or maybe we don't go there?
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