The Sunday Post (Inverness)

Bremner relishes political climate

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a n y w h e re near a nomination, never mind the presidency.

“So many of the From Nicola Sturgeon’s announcecl­aims he makes are ment of a second independen­ce so obviously false, referendum to Theresa May’s Brexit bill like having the being signed by the Queen, it’s been greatest crowd at his breathless­ly groundbrea­king. inaugurati­on or the

And Rory Bremner, for one, couldn’t most electoral college be happier. seats.

The Scots comedian’s current tour is “We’re in a world called Party Political and it sees the now where people say former Bremner, Bird and Fortune star you couldn’t make it delving into the world which fascinates up, but Trump does him so much. make it up.

So, he frankly can’t help but smile as “They’ve given the job he contemplat­es a political landscape of the most important full of turmoil, uncertaint­y and larger politician in the world to than life characters. someone who has no

“The world’s just gone mad,” Rory, 56, political experience at told The Sunday Post.

all.“He’s such a maverick “A few years ago I thought I knew a feel myself.” There is no bigger, or more fair bit about politics. But after the first controvers­ial, figure on the world stage

that I really do think indyref, then Corbyn and Brexit and than Donald Trump.

America has a rogue Trump I now realise I know absolutely­y And it’s little surprisep that the

president. nothing. American President is very much

“I don’t want somebody who’s “With Corbyn, Trumprump and in Rory’s firing line.

angry and vain running the world.” Brexit I feel like someonemeo­ne has “I’m a bit divided,divide because

There’s rapid- fire chat and blinkgiven me three boxsetsoxs­ets for as an impression­ist you always

of-an-eye character switches during Christmas. welcome the big chcharacte­rs.

the stage show that’s been garnering “It’s surreal and such an “But DonaDonald Trump

high praise. exciting time to be onn tour as we makes even

But on a more serious note, he all try to come to terms with GeoGeorge W. Bush

confides he needs to stay off his what’s happening. lookloo like the

ADHD medication to keep on top of “Politics has comeme back big voicevoic of sanity

his stage show. time.” and reason.r

But admits he will have to take it The new independ“TheTh more I

again as he continues to deal with ence referendum (if it read aabout him,

his recently-diagnosed condition. happens) is also very the moremo amazed

I am that he got He only found out about it

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