Less Ordinary

I am irritated by (mostly) politicians and (also) media-types referring to "ordinary people". I don't mind being a regular, normal, ordinary chap, but when they wield it, the phrase comes with the patronising implication that they are somehow better than ordinary. And as we have seen for a long time and especially in recent years, many politicians in particular and journalists in general tend to range from 'ordinary' downwards. I log occurrences here and send offenders a postcard.

Sunday, 5 July 2015

Andrew Marr, ordinary taxpayers

Andrew Marr show, 5th July, 36 mins in, interviewing George Osborne,

"... we know why they [tax credits] were introduced, to encourage people back into work, and you could say that's been successful: we have a relatively high level of employment in this country, but they also mean ordinary taxpayers, the people you are describing at the moment, subsidising firms that are paying poverty wages."

Less Ordinary

Sunday, 5 July 2015

Andrew Marr, ordinary taxpayers

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