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

Oh yes, that's him.

MissAdventure

There was the bloke whose girlfriend wore his football shirt, and was in the papers wearing it, as if it was uproriously naughty.

You're not thinking of David Mellor MP are you? It was reported he wore a Chelsea shirt when having sex with his mistress Antonia de Sancha. Later it was said to be made up but the scandal caused him to resign.

You see my phone was so ashamed of my celeb knowledge that it tried to stop me.
I think he cheated on Sian with the cheeky girl didnt he?

Didnt he cheat on Sian with the

Really?
I suppose he must have, though.

flump

Lembit Opik. Don't think they married though. Has 2 children by 2nd partner according to Wiki.

He was with a weather girl for a long time-Sian someone??"?
Another one that has "something"

I dont know if she would have been arrested here back then, but she absolutely would be now, and sacked.

She would have been arrested here - teacher and schoolboy.

pascal30

I like Emmanuel Macron ... intelligence and appeal

He likes older women too.

I like Emmanuel Macron ... intelligence and appeal

MissAdventure

There was the bloke whose girlfriend wore his football shirt, and was in the papers wearing it, as if it was uproriously naughty.

It depends which team.

Neither of today's.

There was the bloke whose girlfriend wore his football shirt, and was in the papers wearing it, as if it was uproriously naughty.

Yes, that's him.
We always get treated to revolting tidbits about their supposedly racey sex lives, which sound extremely tame.

Lembit Opik. Don't think they married though. Has 2 children by 2nd partner according to Wiki.

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.

Lembit Opik?

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

gosh, not got !

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 ....

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.

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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.

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

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 😀

Careful of what?

MissAdventure

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

Careful 😉

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