Alan Taylor's Diary

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Blair wakes up to his full party potential

I DARE say that you, like me, are already addicted to the BBC's latest drama, Party Animals, which purports to show what life is really like in the Westminster hothouse, where MPs and others indulge in an orgy of drugs, drink, dirty tricks, bonking and "briefing". But how true to reality is it? The Guardian consulted various "insiders", including Derek Draper, who used to whisper in Pedro Mandelson's ear. Mr Blair, noted Mr Draper, was "a lot more interested in men's chat about girls than people would think". Once, he added, the PM asked a friend of Draper's how he got so many women to go out with him.

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Alan Taylor's Diary

"Well, " explained the friend, "it's because I work for you." This astonished Mr Blair.

"Imagine what I could be getting up to!" I dare say something similar floated through Mr Major's mind, which may be why he ended up applying soapy bubble to Edwina Vindaloo's back.

A Salmond leap from Carlo to Alex

SO, arrivederci Gian Carlo Menotti, beloved...

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