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, 19 July 2015

#50 Shami Chakrabarti ,Sunday Morning Live

Sunday Morning Live, 19th July, about 15 mins. in. A panel including Shami Chakrabarti discussing options for reducing sugar consumption, here a sugar tax,

"I'm not convinced that it's ordinary people, many of them quite poor, who should be penalised in that way."

Image from the broadcast.

Audio clip