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There are some who may believe that a politician of substance can sink no lower than Ms Mowlam in turning sex adviser to a lad's magazine and posing in a T-shirt marking the Cabinet for its sex appeal.

There are some who may believe that a politician of substance can sink no lower than Ms Mowlam in turning sex adviser to a lad's magazine and posing in a T-shirt marking the Cabinet for its sex appeal. We prefer a more kindly interpretation. This is a government which, after all, has intervened to micro-manage everything from what we ought to eat to how we should discipline our children. So why not go on to managing our sex lives as well? Next stop, Gordon Brown on getting your name on the shortlist for jobs abroad, and Tony Blair with the 10 top tips on how to market your product when nobody believes you.