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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