Michael 'Oiky' Gove

Re: Michael 'Oiky' Gove#106479

By Tubby Isaacs - Sat Feb 21, 2026 7:43 pm

- Sat Feb 21, 2026 7:43 pm #106479

He's not lost the old charisma, has he?

I've contacted Richard Adams at the Guardian about this. Someone should take it up.

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Re: Michael 'Oiky' Gove#106483

By Malcolm Armsteen - Sat Feb 21, 2026 8:37 pm

- Sat Feb 21, 2026 8:37 pm #106483

The Guardian has always gone easy on Gove...

Memento Mori, Caesar.

Re: Michael 'Oiky' Gove#106485

By Tubby Isaacs - Sat Feb 21, 2026 8:44 pm

- Sat Feb 21, 2026 8:44 pm #106485

Warwick Mansell didn't like Gove. (I keep wanting to call him Warwick Davis).

IIRC Private Eye was more susceptible to "Gove sorting out soft subjects" stuff.

Re: Michael 'Oiky' Gove#106500

By Malcolm Armsteen - Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:16 am

- Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:16 am #106500

Mansell is ex-TES and knows whereof he speaks. Most of Fleet Street plugged in the orgasmatron as soon as a journo was promoted to Secretary of State - their piggy little eyes lit up and their crusty nips hardened...

Memento Mori, Caesar.

Re: Michael 'Oiky' Gove#106507

By Bones McCoy - Sun Feb 22, 2026 11:04 am

- Sun Feb 22, 2026 11:04 am #106507

Malcolm Armsteen wrote: ↑Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:16 am Mansell is ex-TES and knows whereof he speaks. Most of Fleet Street plugged in the orgasmatron as soon as a journo was promoted to Secretary of State - their piggy little eyes lit up and their crusty nips hardened...

Euwwww!

Re: Michael 'Oiky' Gove#106510

By Youngian - Sun Feb 22, 2026 12:05 pm

- Sun Feb 22, 2026 12:05 pm #106510

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 21, 2026 8:44 pm Warwick Mansell didn't like Gove. (I keep wanting to call him Warwick Davis).

The F1 champion with three cushions.

Re: Michael 'Oiky' Gove#106513

By Tubby Isaacs - Sun Feb 22, 2026 12:23 pm

- Sun Feb 22, 2026 12:23 pm #106513

Derek Warwick?