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Posted by Valour Gull (U1637480) on Monday, 18th May 2009
Now that Esther Rantzen is considering running for parliament, and Joanna Lumley had her day in the sun, who would we want from the musical world in government?
Can we fill a Cabinet with good-hearted artistes?
Transport - Gruff Rhys
The roads were so bad, he got a tank.
This Guardian comment piece from 2007 lives in my internet favourites as it always gives me a chuckle:
Mike Read (yes, that one) breaks it to the nation that he will NOT, repeat NOT, be standing for Mayor of London, blowing the contest wide open.
Note especially his ambitious plans for making the London underground the most expensive public transport system in the world, and his ingenious scheme to allow people to escape parking fines as long as they remember to smash the meter in with a hammer.
Perhaps he could've been the greatest politician this country has seen since Dave Lee Travis's stint as Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Secretary.
Agriculture - Alex James
Chancellor of the Exchequer - Bill Drummond
These suggestions are based merely on the fact that I think they might be handy in these roles...
Speaker - Jet Black
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Secretary - Mark E Smith
Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Patti Smith
Where does Lord Sutch fit in? PM?
Roger Daltrey - Fisheries Minster
Shane MacGowan - Secretary of State for Health
Bono - Minister Without Portfolio, just to annoy him
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Posted by Cyril Benson in Penrith (U2611279) on Monday, 18th May 2009
Housing Minister - Suggs
Education Secretary - Alice Cooper
Prisons Minister - Pete Docherty-Doherty
Defence - Kevin Slipknot, lead singer of Slipknot
Amphibian Wildlife - Paul McCartney
Transport, esp. Road Markings - Grandmaster Flash
Beverages - The New Seekers
Education - Angus Young
Minister of Silly Walks - John Cleese, or Archie Bell and The Drells (for the misheard lyric in 'Soul City Walk' that goes 'So silly walking...')
Chief of Child Protection - Michael Jackson
, in reply to message 11.
Posted by Cyril Benson in Penrith (U2611279) on Monday, 1st June 2009
Minister For The Arts - The Sainted Susan Boyle Of "Runner-Up On ITV Show" Fame
Today's Matt cartoon: MP in Westminster looking at a poster:
"ARE YOU BEING BULLIED BY ESTHER RANTZEN? Call MP Line"...
minister for the south west - pj harvey
defra minister - marilyn mansun
, in reply to message 14.
Posted by Cyril Benson in Penrith (U2611279) on Monday, 8th June 2009
Does the Pop Government undergo re-shuffles, or is it more of a re-samba?
Outgoing minister: Timmy Mallett
Sacked ministers: UB40
New baroness: Lady GaGa
Rebelliously resigning minister: Sid Vicious
Dull and predictable minister stays in post: James Blunt
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