'Party Pole-tics'

Well, I went down to Iain Dale's TV lair last night at 18 Doughty St and I must say he and his colleagues were very charming, and I am sure that it is going to be all very smart. The Polish builders are restoring 19 Doughty St to former glories ( the Spectator is down the road, not in the same building, to quash a rumour), and I am sure that I will learn how to use my pocket sized camera asap. And hopefully provide some interesting anti-establishment content.

We had an idea tonight at my pole-dancing class: that I would shoot a 2 minute weekly segment featuring my pole dancing students giving their thoughts on a hot political issue du jour. ''Stretching our bodies, stretching our minds'', volunteered one dancer. ''Spin, then a spin!'' said another. The idea is that the girls will answer a political question, then demonstrate a pole move. I will email the question round on Monday, and the dance students will respond with their thoughts on film in class the next evening. The students include a barrister, an advertising manager, an administrator, and a student so there should be quite a wide range of opinions.

We will also teach viewers how to perform a pole trick as a bonus.

Pole tricks all have names: Egyptian, American Fireman, Spiral, Black Widow, Sunwheel, and so on. We will endeavour to demonstrate a move that ties in with the topical issue of the week

So. Political reaction from the people. Or even, 'Opinion poles' ( hat tip Graham in the comments) . And why not? Democracy, quite literally, in action.

Well, it seemed like a good wheeze at the time...