........In the history of British celebs wading into politics, then, there have been minimal bright moments. Xfm DJ Lauren Laverne (then in rival band Kenickie) dismissing the Spice Girls as "Tory scum", for instance, or Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati's willingness to actually tramp the Oldham streets on her days off, canvassing against the BNP.

But ulitmately, the only person ever recorded as being sadder and more puffed-up than a celebrity "activist" was Tony Blair, on the occasion of his Cool Britannia do at No 10. Embarrassingly impressed by the attendance of Noel Gallagher, of popular mid-90s band Oasis, the PM attempted to crack a joke about how he and Noel probably used different means to keep themselves awake on election night. Gallagher subsequently revealed he had thought: "Twat." Correct, of course, but then at the end of the evening, Tony was running the country and Noel was going home to put the finishing touches to the profoundly duff Be Here Now, his credibility forever dented by those worthy snaps of him sharing a chuckle with PM.

So stick to the day job, Joan, Jim, Noel, et al. And if you're not working, do something seemly - like watching telly.


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