The stuffed shirt challenge: Leading Article:

Monday 04 November 1996 00:02 GMT
Comments

You can see them coming a mile off. Their slightly crumpled collars are too tight for chubby necks. There's maybe a dribble of custard down the tie from an over-generous portion of spotted dick. That tired suit would benefit from a few days' hanging out on the line. And those well- polished brogues are, frankly, museum pieces.

No, we're not thinking about shabby teachers, whose dress sense Conservatives MPs rushed to condemn this weekend. We're talking about those self-same Tories who have done for shirts what taxidermists did for the gorilla. Our message is simple: it's time for Tory MPs to get unstuffed.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in