Anyone spot this yesterday - the new Chief Whip used to work for the band (and was married to Caff Records' Bob Stanley): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4we9g58do
Bob, ever the romantic...
QuoteShe was briefly married to Bob Stanley, a member of indie group Saint Etienne, and has told how the couple shared their first kiss on hearing that Tory grandee and TV personality Michael Portillo had lost his seat in the 1997 election.
She must be a socialist cos she's always off out on the piss, in the Parliamentary bar with faded Britpop stars!
Ah, I've memories of standing outside BBC London forlornly hoping for a spare spot in the radio gig while a stream of guestlist politicians and comedians flowed through — including Lou Haigh and Stella Creasy. Haigh, of course, is a former special constable in the Metropolitan Police. "Sing along with the Common People" indeed...
Quote from: Lipglossed on Jul 22, 2026, 10:02 AMAh, I've memories of standing outside BBC London forlornly hoping for a spare spot in the radio gig while a stream of guestlist politicians and comedians flowed through — including Lou Haigh and Stella Creasy. Haigh, of course, is a former special constable in the Metropolitan Police. "Sing along with the Common People" indeed...
I remember seeing Ed Balls pushing in front of the queue to go up the viewing tower at Glastonbury one year ::)
He's so lame, he probably thinks this song is about him.