Someone at The Speccie with a sense of humour has put Peter Mandelson and George Osborne on the same table. We'll let you know if bread rolls start being thrown...
2pm: George Osborne is presenting awards.
Newcomer of year is Peter Mandelson. Mr O looks distinctly uncomfortable presenting it! "it's good to be back on board as they say in Corfu" says Lord M accepting.
"For next year's holiday" replies Mr O "we'll be holidaying in the North Sea off Hartlepool - a place neither of us have visited for a long time."
GO reveals that Michael Gove plays Brown at PMQs prep and is better than the real thing.
Inquisitor of the year: Frank Field for opposing Labour on 10p. The award is premmature however as 6m people are still losing out.
Peer of the year: Baroness Manningham Buller for campaigning against 42 days.
Speech of the year: Diane Abbot for accusing Labour of playing politics on 42 days.
Resignation of the year: David Davis... For 42 days! Other battles lie ahead DD says on ID cards and databases but we'll win those too!
Minister to watch: Ed Miliband. No longer the other Ed or the other Miliband says Matt D'Ancona.
Campaigner of the year: Ben Wallace for being the first MP to declare all his expenses.
Readers' represenative: Nadine Dorries for her abortion campaign. ND thanks the Mail and Telegraph newspapers and News of the World for being decisive in changing the public mood.
Parliamentarian: Vince Cable. Says he really enjoys receiving the award from GO.
Politician of the year: Boris for doing what Maggie and Blair couldn't do; beat Ken Livingstone.
IPhone about to run out of battery so I may not complete awards list until later.
If a bread roll lands in Osborne's lap, remember he did not go out to solicit bread and merely discussed the possibility of having something to dip into his soup... ;-)
Posted by: GB£.com - a RON (Replace Osborne Now) not a Roon | November 13, 2008 at 13:06
I'd be quite worried if Peter Mandelson was fumbling around with my baguette.
Posted by: richard | November 13, 2008 at 13:18
Ah richard, you clearly didnt go to eaton then.
Posted by: pl | November 13, 2008 at 13:24
Because only those who went to Eton know how to spell the school's name correctly.
Posted by: Roger Evans | November 13, 2008 at 14:15
i think it was a pun...
Posted by: anon | November 13, 2008 at 14:40
A pun?
No, no...not a pun...What's that thing that spells the same backwards as forwards?
Posted by: GB£.com - a RON (Replace Osborne Now) not a Roon | November 13, 2008 at 14:47
A palindrome.
Posted by: RichardJ, smartarse | November 13, 2008 at 15:16
It's not a palindrome! The palindrome of "Eton" would be "Note"!! It don't work!!
Posted by: GB£.com - a RON (Replace Osborne Now) not a Roon | November 13, 2008 at 15:40
I do hope mandleson gets an an award next year... now which one would that be...
It would be interesting to see an annual table of MP's financial 'net worth'.
It would be a quick check on how much we (the public) are rewarding them for their time in office.
Posted by: pp | November 13, 2008 at 16:00
Did Mandleson and Osborne have the 'Odd Couple' theme playing in the background? If not why not??
Posted by: Darrell | November 13, 2008 at 16:02
Tune ... songster ... Boy George sings "O Mandy"!!!
Posted by: automated robot | November 13, 2008 at 16:25
Careful, all this talk of Mandelson will be getting Henry Mayhew over excited.
Posted by: Saltmaker | November 13, 2008 at 16:39
While Ozzy and Mandy are swapping holiday snaps, the Clunking fist is in New York making a play to become the 'international Chancellor' the obvious play for a politician who has messed up the economy of his own country. Shame there is no one to hold him to account in the UK, unfortunately the person tasked with that job is too busy swapping holiday stories!
Posted by: Iain | November 13, 2008 at 21:40
I agree Iain. I thought the banter between the two was funny, but in the eyes of the public it must cement the image that the political parties are really a cosy club.
If only Cameron could get half as angry about unemployment, repossession and fixing the economy as he does about Ross-Brand and Baby P.
Politics is clearly a fun jape for the Cameroons.
Posted by: GB£.com - a RON (Replace Osborne Now) not a Roon | November 14, 2008 at 07:28
'Note' does work, if the stories of his old cocaine experiment are to be believed.
Posted by: Roland | November 25, 2008 at 19:07