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.

Friday, 17 April 2015

#24b Farage and an OWP from Marco Biagi

17th April, BBC Radio 4's Today Programme reported the secondary leaders' debate in which Farage said "The gap between our career, professional political classes and ordinary people has never been wider". Timed at 1hr 13min in. Image from Google.

And on the 9am news following Today, Marco Biagi of the SNP hoped that they could "pull the Labour Party back to where the Labour Party used to be, the party for ordinary working people". Image from Twitter.

Less Ordinary

Friday, 17 April 2015

#24b Farage and an OWP from Marco Biagi

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