For the record, the last episode of The Thick of It didn't in any way bring back any memories of a radio interview with a Liberal Democrat candidate where I was frantically passing him handwritten notes. Not at all. No memory of that whatsoever. Hope that's all clear then.
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No, no, no, no, NO! When you start recognising yourself in The Thick of It, the proper response is to write an editorial about how it's not funny any more