Friday
13Oct2006
20 telltale signs that you're a political junkie
Friday, October 13, 2006 at 1:05PM
It’s fun Friday! The weekend is upon us so it’s not the time for intellectualising and taking everything too seriously. So grab a cup of joe, and find out if you're a political junkie too, with my 20 telltale signs:
1. The first thing you do in the morning is check the BBC's politics website, followed by the broadsheets
2. You can name 10 Lib Dem MP's
3. The Today programme is as much a morning routine as brushing your teeth and taking a piss
4. You know the URL's for the Top Three political blogs from memory
5. In your briefcase is a copy of Private Eye, an iPod, and Alan Clarke's biography
6. You read Boris every week, even if its only to disagree
7. You record Question Time via Series Link on your SKY + box or TiVo
8. You know the Huffington Post is not a newspaper from a town called Huffington
9. You know who Nicholas Sarkozy is
10. Your family never brings up politics in your presence
11. You have a complex opinion of Tony Blair
12. You actually know where the politics section is at your local Waterstones
13. You always vote
14. Your water cooler conversations usually revolve around a recent Westminster scandal, whether your colleagues like politics or not
15. You have given money to a political party, via either membership or a donation
16. Your dream is to appear on QT yourself
17. You read political blogs during your lunch hour
18. You see more of Iain Dale than your children, sadly
19. You can name the last four foreign secretaries
20. You have a 'handle' at Comment is Free
1. The first thing you do in the morning is check the BBC's politics website, followed by the broadsheets
2. You can name 10 Lib Dem MP's
3. The Today programme is as much a morning routine as brushing your teeth and taking a piss
4. You know the URL's for the Top Three political blogs from memory
5. In your briefcase is a copy of Private Eye, an iPod, and Alan Clarke's biography
6. You read Boris every week, even if its only to disagree
7. You record Question Time via Series Link on your SKY + box or TiVo
8. You know the Huffington Post is not a newspaper from a town called Huffington
9. You know who Nicholas Sarkozy is
10. Your family never brings up politics in your presence
11. You have a complex opinion of Tony Blair
12. You actually know where the politics section is at your local Waterstones
13. You always vote
14. Your water cooler conversations usually revolve around a recent Westminster scandal, whether your colleagues like politics or not
15. You have given money to a political party, via either membership or a donation
16. Your dream is to appear on QT yourself
17. You read political blogs during your lunch hour
18. You see more of Iain Dale than your children, sadly
19. You can name the last four foreign secretaries
20. You have a 'handle' at Comment is Free
Reader Comments (2)
I score pretty highly on this. But why would I want to read Iain Dale? Or ever watch Question Time?
Hi Tom,
Well QT has its moments, depends who is on.
As for Iain, I didn't necessarily mean his site; I meant the guy is everywhere. 18DS, BBC, Sky News…
Saturation?