Some August fun. Full marks to Natalie Guest for the idea and leg-work — go to her blog to see more, including the Fat Controller and Thomas’ Westminster alter-ego.
In the photos below we have the Mili brothers as Donald and Douglas, Mandelson as Diesel (who has a habit of spreading mean-spirited gossip), George Osborne as the rather naughty James the Red Engine, Cameron as Henry the Green Engine, and finally Danny Alexander as Terence the Tractor. Read more
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Kiran Stacey is an FT political correspondent, having joined the lobby in 2011. He started at the FT as a graduate trainee in 2008, working on desks including UK companies and US equity markets before taking over the FT's Energy Source blog.
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