Just imagine what your best Christmas ever would sound like.

Thank you for calling National Lottery. I can see you calling about a winner today, is that correct?

Yeah, I think I have. I'd just take to double check before I do a cartwheel.

Yeah, I can confirm that you have won the top prize 1.2 million oh my

what happy Christmas why do now you have the best Christmas ever this Christmas it could be you. The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply. Players must be

18 or over.

A looming general election, a party on the verge of an historic landslide, a leader

with an iron-like grip on message discipline waging war on complacency. Sound familiar?

I was literally looking at the screen and thinking, I think it's time the

Tories want a few more seats because otherwise this is going to get, this is

going to be so big

it's going to be an embarrassment. Let me take you back 20 years to a new labor swept to

power with 418 MPs. I've been speaking to all of the key players in the

campaign about life on the political front line and behind the scenes.

We'd write down all Tony Blair stock phrases, so put them in a hat and then you'd pick out three pieces of paper.

When he said your third one and you were the winner because you had to stand up even

if it was in the middle of a press conference or a speech or anything and shout House.

Including Peter Mandelson, Alistair Campbell, Angie Hunter, Margaret McDonough and Tony Blair himself.

We were told to disregard the polls and to go out, you know, every vote matter.

Yeah, it was a big thing, but I didn't feel that joy that everybody else seemed to be feeling.

And we had candidates on the end of the phone saying, I didn't expect to get elected.

All of the episodes drop on Saturday so you can binge listen over your bank holiday weekend.

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