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What we thought we'd do is take a look back at politicians appearing on reality TV and ask them

why as much as anything else. So that's coming up. We've got absolutely pat line up. We've got

Ed Balls, Matthew Paris, Julia Goldsworthy, Vince Cable and Whitacombs, loads of politicians,

all basically admitting there's a certain amount of vanity that goes on with these sorts of things.

Anyway, that's coming up as our big thing. Before that, as ever, it's our columnist panel and

it's finalist. It must be Melanie Reed and James Forsyth.

James, I had that horrible feeling this morning when I wed your column in the times when I realized

it's on the same topic as I've written my column on for the times to momma. But I'll be honest,

your gag rate is not as strong as mine because you've tried to make some serious points and suggestions

about how to solve the crisis, the mindset of crisis, rather than just taking the

Mick, which is basically what I've done in mine. But what's really interesting is that you've

been speaking to people in government who basically say, while everyone's been focusing on

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