Oh right, yeah, so the place shown in the ep was the quieter sister's place then (I think it said they were sisters). The mouthy one is the one living in temporary accomodation but that wasn't shown at all, though it would've been interesting to see (seems unfair that Torylady had a bit of an easier time than the other MPs, aside from being grilled on expenses and claims and hiding money in her tits).
― salsa sharkshavin (salsa shark), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 23:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Well, I suppose somebody had to have the easier one.
― Mark G, Thursday, 11 February 2010 00:06 (fourteen years ago) link
hiding money in her titsOh god 'torylady' is Nadine Dorries? I wouldn't what she was blathering about on the radio the other day.
"um, I may be doing more harm than good here"
This would be her saying there should be less government intervention though, right? So pretty much the Party line?
― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:28 (fourteen years ago) link
I wouldn't what = I wondered what...
WHAT IS THIS PROGRAMME CALLED DUDES?
― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Srsly IDS + Mark Oaten + Nadine Dorries is like some kind of Pokemon shit for joke politicians. All they need is Lembit Opik and Gordon Brown and they've got the set.
― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:35 (fourteen years ago) link
It is called Tower Block of Commons, and can be watched here:
http://www.youtube.com/show?p=PR1ZNDYZpfo&feature=fvsp
― ailsa, Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:38 (fourteen years ago) link
"Tower Block of Commons"
― Mark G, Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Review: Tower Block of Commons29 Jan 2010 ... Although Loughton and Dorries argue that their time in the tower block strengthened their belief in Broken Britain, all are optimistic about ...www.totalpolitics.com/blogs/.../review-tower-block-of-commons - Cached -
Hohum, and in the end....
― Mark G, Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Austin Mitchell says reality TV show was 'big mistake'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8518748.stm
Mr Mitchell said 'smarter Labour MPs' turned down the programme
Labour MP Austin Mitchell has said he regrets taking part in a TV show which he claimed set out to "humiliate MPs".
He said he appeared in Tower Block of Commons, in which four MPs live on some of Britain's most deprived estates, "to put the case for council housing".
But Mr Mitchell said he was portrayed as "greedy and out of touch", adding: "I should never have fallen for it."
― Mark G, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 15:55 (fourteen years ago) link
So, series ends.
Labour MP gets a process going
LibDem MP gets a residents action group started
Cons MP gets a lad to meet the nice David Cameron...
― Mark G, Thursday, 25 February 2010 09:56 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/cameron203.jpg
... second only to Bullingdon Club photo in the Any Excuse stakes
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 10:20 (fourteen years ago) link