Is Mandelson really going to become Lord of the Dance?
James Forsyth 6:51pm
This story seems almost too good to be true: Peter Mandelson is, apparently, going to make a guest appearance on Strictly Come Dancing tomorrow night. The Belfast Telegraph reports that:
“The Secretary of State for Business is expected to take to the dancefloor alongside celebrities Lisa Snowdon, Rachel Stevens and Tom Chambers to wow the crowd in a Christmas extravaganza.”
The plus side for Mandelson in going on is that it will do much to soften his image and help elevate him above the political fray. The risk is that he’ll be seen to be tangoing while the economy crashes.
Who’d have thought at the beginning of the year that at the end of it we’d be speculating about Lord Mandelson appearing on Strictly Come Dancing? At this rate, he really is going to become a national treasure.
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strapworld
December 19th, 2008 7:11pm Report this commentSeriously, this, if true, should not be allowed, on his own!
Vince Cable can dance and he should be invited, as should Ken Clarke who can boogie to good old Trad!
But I am told that Cameron is quite a good American Smooth dancer.
Osborne learnt the Corfu quickstep from Mandleson and Nick Clegg does like the Aregntine Tango because one gets ones leg over the other dancer!
But is this the way our politics is going?
Gordon Brown to be the NEW Doctor WHO!
Jack Straw to join Eastenders.
Ed Balls to take over from John Motson.
Mrs Balls to chair A Question of Sport.
Alan Johnston to make a guest appearance in Coronation Street as the new Postman!
The list is endless.
Unsteady Eddie
December 19th, 2008 7:19pm Report this commentCome.
Dancing.
Verity
December 19th, 2008 7:37pm Report this commentOh, please, if he does, please, please, please put a video link up! Please, please, please! I'll never ask you for another thing! Do you think he'll do the rumba? I hope he wears a one of those fruit cocktail Carmen Miranda headdresses!
seb
December 19th, 2008 7:37pm Report this commentManduja? A national ballroom dancing type treasure? Pass the sick bags, Alice.
Bob
December 19th, 2008 8:24pm Report this commentThey are all stark raving mad?
jaymason
December 19th, 2008 8:25pm Report this commentI don't think he can dance his way out of the mess gordon and his gang have left us in
Chuck Unsworth
December 19th, 2008 9:20pm Report this commentHeavens spare us!
Slim Jim
December 19th, 2008 9:50pm Report this commentCan we get to vote him out? Ah, I see now....
John
December 19th, 2008 10:51pm Report this commentBy "national treasure", do you mean that Lord Rumba of Rio is going to be buried on some desert island?
I hope so.
Mike, Brighton
December 19th, 2008 11:31pm Report this commentPeter don't do it. You'll look like a twat er ok it won't make much difference
Jack Ladd
December 19th, 2008 11:42pm Report this commentThats when I turn over to another station
Wilhelm
December 19th, 2008 11:43pm Report this commentIt would good if Gordon Broon did the cha cha cha lumbering around the dancefloor with Hazel Beers, it would be like Frankenstein '' Putting on the Ritz '' in the Mel Brooks film Young Frankenstein.
Canon Alberic
December 19th, 2008 11:44pm Report this commentBring back Lisa Hilton.
You guys have lost the plot and are being spoofed big time by your enemies.
Next time you get a story like this - try asking a simple question: who looks the most stupid if its false?
JohnAnt
December 20th, 2008 12:25am Report this commentNext stop Celebrity Gay Karaoke Desert Island Discs
Frederiżo
December 20th, 2008 8:32am Report this commentMandelerium, Mandelicious, Mandedancingqueen!? ...
Mandemented, obviously.
Rhoda Klapp
December 20th, 2008 9:16am Report this commentThe only story I want to see on Mandelson is the one where some journalist reveals the fiddle which will lead to his next downfall. Instead you seem to think he's a figure of fun. Go out and find the story, don't wait for the bastard to whisper the next piece of spin in your ear.
Ian C
December 20th, 2008 11:02am Report this commentThe BBC will really earn the removal from the right to a Licence Fee - IF they do this.
Verity
December 20th, 2008 1:16pm Report this commentFrederiżo - They'll be dancing to Abba. The Mincing Queen.
Oh, please let it be true!
Verity
December 20th, 2008 2:39pm Report this commentI think Gordon and John Prescott should do a turn to 'The Monster Mash'.
Faceless Bureaucrat
December 20th, 2008 6:08pm Report this commentOn top of this possibility, in the current edition of the Radio Times there is a a double-page spread (p26/27) of one of the judges on 'Strictly' (Len Goodman) doing the waltz with Hazel Blears. If Lord Voldermort does take to the floor for an exhibition rumba, is this not further evidence that no part of the BBC is now safe from overt NuLab bias?
How about Len Goodman waltzing with Theresa May or Lynne Featherstone to bring a little political balance to the proceedings - but then again...
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