Pandora
Pandora: Marr loses modesty for good of the nation
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, there is only one thing worse than seeing the BBC's Andrew Marr in a 1930s-style bathing suit, and that's seeing him out of one.
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Pandora: Sven dashes North Korean dreams
Thursday, 15 October 2009
As far as the millions of love-struck women living above the 39th parallel are concerned, the world knows only one impish, receding figure, with enough charisma to change the weather merely by his mood.
Pandora: Littlejohn misses out on toasting his award
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Richard Littlejohn, bile-secreting gallbladder of the Daily Mail, is used to life as a conspicuous figure. Not usually conspicuous, however, by his absence.
Pandora: Hain's anti-apartheid show hits the skids
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Ever since Peter Hain was "too busy" to declare £100,000 worth of donations to his deputy leadership campaign last year, the Welsh Secretary has not been the beneficiary of a great deal of public sympathy. Perhaps until now.
Pandora: Should Davis forget about his dream job?
Friday, 9 October 2009
David Cameron may have announced plans to promote his former leader Iain Duncan Smith, but there remain no such assurances for the party's long-serving henchman David Davis.
Pandora: Chairman in a pickle over champagne ban
Thursday, 8 October 2009
The Tory chairman Eric Pickles's much-publicised ban on the triumphant tippling of champagne at this week's party gathering in Manchester has clearly proved rather more trouble than it was worth.
Pandora: Time for something completely different
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
AS his latest surreal offering reaches the big screen, the maverick director Terry Gilliam has taken a timely swipe at industry rivals.
Pandora: Conservative hopefuls tread on Fergie's turf
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Any hapless footballer unfortunate enough to have endured the infamous "hairdryer treatment" dished out by Sir Alex Ferguson over the years would quickly support the theory that upsetting the short-fused Scot is rarely a wise move.
Pandora: Suralan's seat stays empty at conference
Friday, 2 October 2009
While the Labour Party's promise of "special VIP" attendances at this week's conference might have been something of an exaggeration, organisers still managed to impress by convincing Lesley Garrett and Jo Brand to provide the entertainment for Tuesday's gala dinner in Brighton. There was one big name, though, who was conspicuous by his absence.
Pandora: Abrahams returns to the Labour fold
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Good news at last for Gordon Brown. David Abrahams, the mega-bucks property developer and (very) generous party donor has, it seems, returned to the fold.
Pandora: Don't play the PR game with Tebbit
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Quick, fetch the sous chef! Word reaches us of an almighty culinary row threatening to bubble over between staff at Norman Tebbit's office and an upmarket restaurant, over what appears to be an attempt to rope the former Conservative cabinet minister into a bizarre publicity stunt against his will.
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