Bumped into Lord Mandelson on Mortimer St in central London. We said hello. I then said ‘ Is it going to be Labour landslide?” To which he said “Well, it’s complicated.” Then he searched his pockets and said “I think I’ve left my AirPods at the restaurant” and walked away. What can this all mean?
@NickyAACampbell Prob means a lucky escape and you weren’t stuck with him at a bar! I’d have left the AirPods and dragged some stories out of you over a pint..
I bumped into Peter getting off a tube train at Westminster as I was getting on, within that moment nodded I said "You're looking as handsome as ever Peter." (Which he was btw, no flannel from me) Nicky you're with the BBC don't perpetuate deference take the Robin Day approach! youtu.be/3YDTDVHCvEo?si…
@NickyAACampbell Is this the start of a new music video you're doing? 🎶I remember all my life Raining down as cold as ice Shadows of a man A face through a window...🎶
@NickyAACampbell Sounds familiar. I once met Mandelson at a business conference in the north east, well before AirPods were a thing. He had the manner of someone who wasn’t sure if he’d locked his car, didn’t like the surroundings and at the earliest opportunity was going to make his excuses.
@NickyAACampbell I think youngsters call that ghosting Nicky
@NickyAACampbell Ah The old 'I've left my AirPods in the restaurant' routine We've all said it Wife: have you cut the grass yet Me: just a minute, I think I've left my AirPods in a restaurant Off I walk
@NickyAACampbell It’s the Peter Mandelson Principle.
@NickyAACampbell It means he didn't recognise you and thought you were a stalker.
@NickyAACampbell Well we can’t carry on with this lot in charge can we. Apart from so many things going wrong, they’re presiding over this potentially fatal situation. It’s really scary 👇🏻 theguardian.com/science/2024/a…