How far the mighty have fallen. While he was once known as the decisive fixer, who was able to get things done inside Labour, deputy leader Tom Watson has largely been sidelined by the Corbyn crew. Rumour has it that the MP is now so sick of being the perennial outsider, he is even considering other career options outside of politics. Mr S has heard for example, that he is keen to move into media, specifically radio.
Well, last week was his chance to have a go, as he filled in for Nigel Farage on a 6pm LBC radio slot. Watson clearly enjoyed his spell in the limelight, and made his best efforts to convince LBC to offer him a permanent gig.
But with no phone call from the network execs coming this week, it appears Watson might have been a little desperate when he wrote his personal blog yesterday.
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