Do politicians need sex appeal to be successful in these social media times?

French politicians have a habit of unbuttoning their pristine white shirts!

Not in a suit, but was this him?

Who's that? Looks very young.

That's the very fella, Joseann
Isn't he lovely?

Too young and pasty, Calli.
We'll get told off soon, I bet, for this.

très beau!

I mean the French man!

Joseann

Who's that? Looks very young.

Justin Trudeau 🙂

Silly me! 😆

Callistemon21

Glorianny

Callistemon21

Sparklefizz

Margaret Thatcher was one of the most manufactured politicians ever. Her hair was lightened

Good grief! I'm speechless. Can't a woman have her hair coloured/lightened? That would rule out nearly every woman in politics.

🤣🤣🤣

A warning to any woman - "Do not dye your hair, ask for style advice or try to speak proper!"

Sorry Callistemon21 I don't object to any woman changing herself. But the changes in MT were not of her choosing. She was very much manipulated by men.
The "speaking proper" which was actually deliberate lowering of her voice after opinion polls was something that she denied. But there is evidence.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079k6gg

That was a good idea.

I often hear women reporters on TV and have to mute the TV because the pitch, not the volume, of their voices actually hurts my ears.

A lower, more modulated voice is more pleasant to listen to. A high-pitched sound is off-putting.

Oh it was a good idea. But it wasn't hers.
There is some research showing that in meetings male voices being lower get listened to more than the higher pitched women's. But what is interesting as well is that women's voices have become much lower in the last 50 years. In fact the March of the Women written by Ethel Smythe for the suffragettes is too high for most women now.

Wyllow3

I googled "good looking MP"
and got this

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/gallery-uks-top-ten-sexiest-1082409

Those are all women!!! Where are the men?
There must be one surely????

maddyone

I really liked Tony Benn. He would have made a great PM.

Yes, I think it is because he had sincerity of his beliefs. My late Father, a true blue Tory (of the old school) admired Tony Benn because he would not be swayed from his beliefs, even if they made him unpopular.

Apparently Rishi is sexier than Keir! www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8969595/Britains-SEXIEST-MPs-revealed-Dishi-Rishi-Sunak-beats-Keir-Starmer-crowned-hottest-male.html
Tobias Ellwood seems to be the best we can do.

Curtaintwitcher

Not sex appeal, no, but a strong personality helps. Nick Clegg is very handsome but not attractive as he comes over as weak and pathetic.
I think Richard Tice is extremely attractive and has charm too, plus I like his politics. Guess who I'll be voting for!

I find Tice repellent, and not just his politics! He was once described as looking like the kind of man who would charm a widow out of her life savings, and that description has stuck with me.

I usually like the darker looking men, but Rishi - nope!!!!!

MissAdventure

I usually like the darker looking men, but Rishi - nope!!!!!

Careful 😉

Careful of what?

Glorianny

Wyllow3

I googled "good looking MP"
and got this

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/gallery-uks-top-ten-sexiest-1082409

Those are all women!!! Where are the men?
There must be one surely????

We're struggling to find any 😀

Perhaps Boris has charisma?'
I wouldn't call him a looker, so there must be something.

Glorianny

Callistemon21

Glorianny

Callistemon21

Sparklefizz

Margaret Thatcher was one of the most manufactured politicians ever. Her hair was lightened

Good grief! I'm speechless. Can't a woman have her hair coloured/lightened? That would rule out nearly every woman in politics.

🤣🤣🤣

A warning to any woman - "Do not dye your hair, ask for style advice or try to speak proper!"

Sorry Callistemon21 I don't object to any woman changing herself. But the changes in MT were not of her choosing. She was very much manipulated by men.
The "speaking proper" which was actually deliberate lowering of her voice after opinion polls was something that she denied. But there is evidence.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079k6gg

That was a good idea.

I often hear women reporters on TV and have to mute the TV because the pitch, not the volume, of their voices actually hurts my ears.

A lower, more modulated voice is more pleasant to listen to. A high-pitched sound is off-putting.

Oh it was a good idea. But it wasn't hers.
There is some research showing that in meetings male voices being lower get listened to more than the higher pitched women's. But what is interesting as well is that women's voices have become much lower in the last 50 years. In fact the March of the Women written by Ethel Smythe for the suffragettes is too high for most women now.

The late Queen had a very high voice- remember her speech on her 21st birthday? It became lower and less 'terribly posh' over the years.

MissAdventure

Perhaps Boris has charisma?'
I wouldn't call him a looker, so there must be something.

Oh got, I just can't imagine it ....

gosh, not got !

Who was the guy years ago that married one of the Cheeky Girls?

Lembit Opik?

Boris was quite attractive in his younger days.

Sadly, like so many of us, the weight has piled on as he got older.

Still, his wife doesn’t seem to mind and three children later….

He must still have something.