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.

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Sunday, 15 March 2015

#7b Flint does it again

Caroline Flint, our first repeat offender, referred to 'ordinary working people' on the Sunday Politics show.
Farage was excused "ordinary, decent working families" and so I'll save myself the price of a stamp on this one.
Image from the Independent.

Sunday, 8 March 2015

#7 Caroline Flint

Spotting usage on the Andrew Marr show is rather like fishing in a barrel.
Today it was Caroline Flint, Labour MP for the Don Valley, currently Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and holder of a BA (Hons) in American Literature and History combined with Film Studies from the University of East Anglia.
Image from Wikipedia.