Friday, August 26, 2005

Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr has criticised politicians for their "fundamental lack of professionalism" when it comes to communicating with voters.

This is a little rich from a man who wrote a column for a national newspaper repeatedly pretending to be his children's guinea pig, an extract of which is here if you don't believe me.

"no wonder marr has decided to leave country

ho snuffs here agin, filling in for pasty-faced, balding marr, who is off to washington to see tony blair enjoy full diplomatic relations with god's texan... snuffles, he says to me, old feller, you must hie ye to the keyboard. he meanwhile hurriedly packing with harried expression, shovelling himself into disreputable suit, cramming pile of pre-crumpled shirts into leather bag, rummaging for passport, toothbrush, nose-hair clippers, filthy novel secreted in cover of guide to european constitution, then fails to get dollars in time so is drawing pictures of dough-faced american on to swiss francs. don't think that will work."