Tower Block of Commons

[Johnny Carson Whit]

Did anybody watch the first of this series on Ch 4 last Monday? The 2nd is on at 9pm tonight.

 

Basically it's a documentary where an MP from each of the main political parties spends time living with someone that lives in a council tower block, under the same conditions as that person, to monitor how they will cope.

 

Oddly enough the Labour MP came off worst last week, totally refusing to live with someone and demanding his own flat, and generally coming across as quite snobby, whereas the Conservative and Liberal Democrat MP's came off quite well and mixed quite well with the 'commmon folk'.

 

Going by the spoilers for tonight the Labour MP and his wife dig themselves an even deeper hole in tonights show.....

[wiccibat]

I'll have to watch it on 4OD.

[beef]

I watched it. I was rather irritated at the woman IDS was meant to stay with, what with her just looking at him blankly as he attempted to explain what an mp is and where the houses of parliament are. Watching ep2 later on.

[Nici]

I've been watching and have found it very interesting. Can't imagine living somewhere where people are injecting heroin outside your front door...