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Tory frockgate unravels further

By Alex Foster | Fri 23rd October 2009 - 5:07 pm

On Monday I reported that a scandal was unfolding concerning Samantha Cameron’s “£65 M&S dress” worn at Conservative party conference.

On one level, it really doesn’t matter what the spouses of party leaders wear, and, within reason, how much they pay for it, particularly since the Camerons are well remunerated for David’s parliamentary work, as well as being privately wealthy.

On another, when strenuous efforts are made for one thing to appear as something else entirely, that’s hypocrisy and it should be exposed. So when, as the Mirror reported last Sunday, strings are pulled to obtain an off-the-shelf dress that …

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Posted in News | Also tagged conservative party, david cameron, gordon brown, hypocrisy, samantha cameron and sarah brown | 8 Comments

What Mrs Cameron actually wore

By Alex Foster | Mon 19th October 2009 - 11:39 am

At the Tory conference, a few acres of of newsprint were dedicated to what the Tory leader’s wife wore. Apparently, it was a £65 dress from M&S, which she paired with some £29 shoes from Zara.

Goodness me. Who cares? I mean, you expect people in the public eye in receipt of a pretty decent wage to be turned out nicely. And on occasions such as this where you know people will be taking pictures and you can be pretty certain your photo will show up in prominent places in national newspapers, it’s entirely acceptable to make sure you’re wearing …

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Posted in News | Also tagged conservative party, david cameron, gordon brown, samantha cameron and sarah brown | 4 Comments

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