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We’re under politician­s’ spell, says McKenna

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LOOK into my eyes... Spectator Life magazine held its fifth birthday party at The Hari hotel in Belgravia, with hypnotist Paul McKenna among the guests. “I influence the influencer­s,” he said, explaining that he has coached powerful politicos using neurolingu­istic programmin­g. “Tony Blair, he’s an expert

MARY Poppins returns for Christmas next year, with Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep lighting up a muchantici­pated sequel. But there will be no return from the original magical nanny Julie Andrews. Popbitch reports that producers approached the actress for a cameo as an unnamed balloon seller, offering her $8 million. She turned down the offer. So Angela Lansbury was added to the cast who, we’re told, took a far lesser sum. Still more than tuppence, we imagine. in NLP,” he said. “I analysed recordings of Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and Adolf Hitler, and they were all using the same structure. Politician­s talk about freedom, liberty, justice, tackling crime, stronger education, lower taxes, whatever, but Left or Right, they’re all saying the same thing.”

 ??  ?? Clockwise from main: Spectator editor Fraser Nelson and Dame Joan Collins, Toby Young with Andrew Neil, Kate Davey and her husband Paul McKenna, Design Museum cofounder Stephen Bayley
Clockwise from main: Spectator editor Fraser Nelson and Dame Joan Collins, Toby Young with Andrew Neil, Kate Davey and her husband Paul McKenna, Design Museum cofounder Stephen Bayley

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