What’s Wendy Done?
I thought politicians were supposed to have highly-sensitive antennae, designed to stop them looking foolish. A bit like Yes Minister’s James Hacker, who refused to be photographed with a pig, but was happy to be snapped with a woolly lamb.
The electronic age throws up new challenges in this respect. Even Gordon Brown would think twice before hosting his website with - for example - “Don’t Panic Web Design”, and I can’t see David Cameron plumping for a company called “Top Hat Media”. They’d be laughed at if they did.
That’s why I was quite amused to find out who hosts the website of Scottish Labour Party leader Wendy Alexander, especially as she and Gordon Brown can’t actually decide whether she did, or did not, call for an immediate referendum on Scottish independence. “Bring it on,” she said. Or did she?.
Anyway, in an attempt to shed a bit more light on what was going on, I visited www.wendyalexandermsp.org.uk, where I was delighted to find a photo of her posing in a bottle shop. Intrigued by the lack of caption, I wondered where the image came from. So I did this:
And, having opened the image in new window, I was delighted to find it was hosted at…
Yes, a server called wendy.intraspin.com
I’m sure Intraspin is an excellent firm - but I can’t think its name is designed to bolster the reputation of any Labour politician who is trying to spin themself out of this kind of mess.
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What was he thinking of? She looks as if she wants to drink herself to death. (Please go ahead, say the people of Scotland).
Comment by bill — 8th May, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
She rather looks as if she’s lost the will to live - why would any public figure post such a dreadful image of themselves. Most queer.
Puss
Comment by Glamourpuss — 8th May, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
Ah, here’s one of the all time classics of politicians looking silly
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/feb/26/barackobama.usa?picture=332704435
In fact, the whole gallery there is worth a snigger.
Comment by bill — 8th May, 2008 @ 1:48 pm