7th February, 2012, 11:48 am Lembit Opik – Pop star? Mark Ferguson Share this article: Is it wrong that I think that this tune is actually quite good? As for the video…the less said the better. But it’s better than this one. Update: Opik tells Ruth Barnett of Sky News: “The usual plonkers will be outraged by it but I say to them: ‘Someone needs a hug’.” Yes Lembit, someone does… Tags: Lembit Opik / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News Read: Peter Mandelson’s ten lessons for an incoming government The former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, credited as one of the architects of the New Labour project,… Morgan Jones 19th May, 2024, 8:00 am Columnist ‘Why Labour is right to hedge its bets on the US elections’ It’s now just six months before Americans go to the polls to choose their next President. But predicting the election outcome… Ed Owen 18th May, 2024, 8:30 am Comment ‘Why Starmerism isn’t Blairism – and restoring pride in towns is its key test’ Since the excellent local election results, there’s been a renewed effort by the fourth estate to try –… Ed Dorrell 17th May, 2024, 9:23 am
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