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Political fashion for men is a conservative affair
February 08, 2012 — London Writer: David Plaisant
We’re in a media age where politicians’ sporting prowess or domestic pet ownership can be get as meticulously chewed-over by the media as actual policy. Yet, in this quagmire of information, the reconnaissance that can be gathered from checking the colour of a man’s tie is a refreshingly simple guessing game.
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Mayors, urban planners and developers love grand transport initiatives. They delight in making announcements about winning suppliers and issuing elaborate press releases that talk about the exhaustive selection process their colleagues went through to procure the right supplier of buses or trains for their cities. More exciting than issuing press releases is the unveiling of elaborate models that show where a new high-speed rail link might terminate its service.
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