Jacket Potatoes Revisited
The no jacket required brigade scored a tactical victory this afternoon when the Deputy Speaker Francie Molloy relaxed the usual dress code as Stormont broiled. With a long hot summer ahead, Naomi Long argues that any review of the dress code should be extended to cover female MLAs.
A glance around the chamber reveals that the designation system defines more than your views on the border. Nationalists are all in their shirt sleeves. Unionists insist on keeping their jackets on. The Alliance leader David Ford has been glimpsed with his sleeves rolled up.
There is clearly room for extended academic research here. Is there a biological or cultural explanation? Is unionist blood temperature cooler? Or is this all about "old decency"?
" Sure me father wore it as a lad in the grand old days of yore
And it's on the 11th I love to wear, the Hugo Boss jacket and tie set my father wore".
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Mark
Your comments that Naomi Long argues that any review of the dress code should be extended to 'cover' female MLAs.
In the event that the chamber gets any hotter, 'perish' the thought that she would not remain 'covered'. It would be a 'chilling' sight to see her otherwise!
Mark
From a purely male viewpoint, one would hope that our female MLAs stick to modest attire. If they start shedding their clothes, Mr Speaker will be forced to lead a male chorus of: 鈥淕ET 鈥楨M ON!鈥
Bill
Brilliant blog entry Mark! These words are worth a thousand pictures in trying to explain the difference between unionists and nationalists.
Well done!