Welcome to another exciting brand new edition of the Thought Police. I'm Mike Graham and you are Peter Mandelson. They haven't got much to do these days I suppose, have you? Do you want to know a story about Peter Maness? I don't know if you've heard this. True story. So we're recording this on Wednesday. He got sacked. When was it? Like last, end of last week ago. week ago yeah week ago but getting on for a

day after kirstlova said he had full confidence yeah yeah yeah so so getting on for a week ago

he's still in the ambassador's house is it mansion in washington fabulous man fabulous and you know

why yeah why because his dog his collie called jock, isn't very well.

Right.

So for some reason, that means he's stayed in the house while his dog gets veterinary treatment.

Yeah, me.

Also, presumably, if he's going to come back to Britain, he needs to bring the dog with him,

which will take a bit of organising.

Well, apparently, yeah, but apparently the reason is that jock isn't very well. Mind you, knowing Mandelso's we do, that's the kind of thing he would come up with to go, we can't move out of the house yet. Sort of, maybe, but if that story's true, I'm sure it is, then, you know, for the first time, almost in my life, I've got some sympathy for Peter

Mandelson. Nobody likes their dog not to be very well. I know that because I'm going through it myself. Yeah, no, that's true. But apart from that, he can go and fuck himself. Well, I mean, to be honest, you know, you wouldn't believe a fucking word the guy said, would you say? I mean, I wouldn't necessarily trust him on anything.

But if it does turn out to be true, then fair enough.

But, you know, I had an absolute shit show.

I mean, we haven't been had a chance to do this you were away I'm yeah yeah yeah probably three four weeks or so it's good to be back I mean fucking yeah we missed a lot haven't we don't forget when I so I was on vacation you went away we missed fucking Angela Rainer was still in place.

Charlie Kirk was still alive.

Peter Mannington was still the fucking ambassador.

And Keir Starma was not quite as much shit as he is now.

I mean, he was in some shit, but it just gets worse, isn't it?

Yeah, I mean, you know, let's return to Mandelson in a minute,

I mean, because it's all part and parcel of Kea Starma.

I mean, we have now

reached, you know, what I

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