Sharks Circle, and It Looks Like Politician-to-Go Is On the Menu

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Crammed around the piano at the Grand Hotel in Brighton were delegates, MPs, political editors and senior government officials, all led in song by Billy Bragg. We were word perfect for Robbie Williams's Angels but most struggled with the lyrics of The Red Flag.

There was a time when delegates would have referred to each other as comrade, rather than darling, and would have rattled off The Red Flag with their eyes closed.

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Sharks Circle, and It Looks Like Politician-to-Go Is On the Menu

But then, none of us are what we were.

The Labour Party became New, Billy got grey hair and our once youthful Prime Minister ended his party conference by announcing he was checking into Hammersmith Hospital for a spo...

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