24th January Now that's attention seeking

With news of bullying and intimidation pervarding the corridors of power, current Culture Secretary and not quite BBF of the BBC, Nadine Dorries has come out fighting in her attempt to defend Boris Johnson (and climb up the slipppery pole of politcal position) by claiming that Tory rebels critisising her beloved leader are merely 'attention seeking'.

Members of the general public should of course take Ms Dorries'  remarks very seriously, given that she helped set the bar in this particular area. Unless of course you understand that taking time off from your work as an MP to fly half way round the world to take part in a reality TV show in which you subject yourself to rituall humiliation in front of an audience of millions, isn't attention seeking behaviour. Although it's interesting that she certainly didn't seek to bring any attention to the fee she received for appearing on the show did she.

I mean let's be honest, after chewing your way through the hairy anus of a dead kangeroo and munching down on a pair of bull's bollocks live on TV, having your head so far up Boris' arse might not seem so bad.





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