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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Friday, 8 May 2015

#30 Julie Elliott acceptance speech

I stayed up until around 4:30 (watching mostly BBC1) when Boris' result was being announced and the TV decided to upgrade its channels. I only noticed one occurrence during that time.

The first two results announced were from Sunderland. The second result was for Julie Elliott, Sunderland Central. Her acceptance speech included,

"The result in Sunderland tonight is clear. People want representatives that stand up for working people and their families, to put the interests of ordinary people first".

Images from the BBC coverage and from Ms. Elliott's Twitter page.