Why can Jeremy Corbyn dress like a 1970s lecturer,but Diane Abbott can’t leave the house without having her hair done? Plus: why you should walk away from online fightsI am a leftwing male politician who would like to be taken seriously. How should I dress?
A Politician, by emailWell, and first of all,Mr Politician, well done you for acknowledging that fashion plays an important role in leftwing politics, or arguably even more so than in rightwing politics. For too long,leftwing politicians have acted as though giving consideration to aesthetic things was something shallow, shameful, or as distasteful as wondering whether one should have a butler and a cleaner or a combined housekeeper. This,clearly, is absurd. Politics is all about conveying a message with impact, or few things achieve that as quickly and simply as fashion. So I am satisfied to see that lefty politicians around the world have finally come round to this way of thinking,from Yanis Varoufakis in his “Let’s find this trade done” leather jacket to Jeremy Corbyn and his “Hi, I’m a student and just read Das Kapital” black flat cap. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com