Five, four, three, two, one, three, three,

one, three, it works.

So, I mean, I don't know if anybody could screw up the countdown to Mighty Christmas Tree more than the secure star.

And the man, if he had, if he didn't have any charisma at all, that would be better than what he currently had.

I mean, I thought the Thunderbird's relaunch really had got off to a bad start.

I mean, it looked almost funereal, didn't it?

Standing there like a sort of Kensian funeral director, giving this, you know, long countdown.

He looked almost surprised when it worked. And, you know, there's a clip that's been doing the

rounds, Mike, every Christmas of Theresa May doing her countdown and saying, you're looking forward

to Christmas. I mean, she looked like a beacon of festive merriment compared to Starma.

I have to say.

And look at Lady Starmer.

She doesn't even look like she wants to be there.

I mean, can you blame her the way things are going?

No, I mean, and I think you're wrong to say that he was, it's surprising to see him saying

that it was working because nothing else is working.

There's nothing else working in the government. So for him, this was a major, major surprise

because he's not used to anything. Yeah, he's not used to anything working when he presses a button.

I think, well, you know, I think he's looking at all that pliant lot next to him and wishing they were some of his cabinet, you know, all singing in tune for once. Yeah, exactly right. But that's the other thing. I mean, who are these people? I mean,

at least when you had Boris Johnson out on the front step, he used to manage to garner, you know,

a couple of dozen people. It looks like he's only managed to get about six people there.

I mean, you know, given the way voters a deserting Labour, I mean, is it really surprised? I'm surprised it wasn't more of a Grinch when he was standing there. Yeah, well, quite.

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