Sunday Times stoop to new low with poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”

I note that John Humphreys writes for YouGov. That’s interesting, isn’t it?

I take the point that it’s hardly politically correct to ask that kind of question, and that the balloon would have gone up had it been a woman… but I do remember that one of the points oft quoted in in Tony Blair’s favour was his attractiveness, and against Michael Foot was the fact that he was scruffy, old and ugly.

No one can deny that looks matter. People spend hours looking at and discussing the good looks of everyone from Kate Middleton and William, to Peter Andre and Jordan and whoever she’s married to this week. Looks, looks, looks. I wish it were not so. It puts a shelf like on even attractive people, but let’s be honest, it is.

Even at the bottom, the good looking guy or girl is going to persuade the interviewer that he’s or she’s the right person for the job selling phones, serving lattes or on reception over the fat ugly kid with spots.

Humphries was just putting it into words. Not politically correct but realistic.

I don’t think, incidentally, that Miliband is ugly. But I think he lacks charisma (or telecharisma) and he lacks any kind of force, when he attacks in parliament.

What he is saying is right. They hurt the poor to help the rich. Robin Hood in reverse… but somehow he can’t get it across. And the odious policies of Cameron (who also in no oil painting, with his podgy face and thinning hair) go almost untouched.

Imagine being neck and neck after all that Cameron has done to us. You have to find someone new.

Have to agree: the cretinisation of politics continues apace, it seems.

The reason Miliband is not suited to lead even a conga line is because he is weak and bereft of ideas. Whether he is ugly or not shouldn’t (and, given the above, needn’t) come into it.

He is a shareholder in the company.

I think people should complain to the Sunday Tomes saying that are they implying thegeneral public are thick and shallow that we go for the best looking person rather then the policies they represent.

Maybe I am a one off, but whenever I see a good looking person trying to sell something to me I think to myself what are they hiding and or trying not to show, the media should focus more on policies then looks otherwise will politics of the future be represented by people from Mde in Chelsea and TOWIE and any other so called real life drama. This would be a scary slope but if everyone throughout history was judged on looks we wouldn;t have half the science and technologies we use day to day.

Miliband has to be smarter, yes he has to get his policies out but he has to be more assertive and more challanging of the media who ask of his policies if I was to ansewer the question with regards to john humphries I would have turned it on its head and said are you implying the british puplic are shallow individuals with that comment, carefully worded but assertive enough to show strong leadership and by also not caring what the media says and get on with the job is two ways he can improve his chances.

Frm earlier 2day, read how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped to a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/XjGIJxx4

I just wish we could get some of this nonsense out of politics and, in the words of John Major, go back to basics.

The Sunday Times actually polled people whether Ed was "too ugly" to be PM. You classy little scamps! http://t.co/dF6QLnWw

Frm earlier 2day, read how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped to a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/XjGIJxx4

Frm earlier 2day, read how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped to a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/XjGIJxx4

The Sunday Times actually polled people whether Ed was "too ugly" to be PM. You classy little scamps! http://t.co/dF6QLnWw

RT @leftfootfwd Sunday Times stoop to new low with poll asking if Ed Miliband is "too ugly" http://t.co/6HrOkrnh << this what we've come to?

Frm yesterday, read abt how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped 2 a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/d2f10Vx7

Frm yesterday, read abt how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped 2 a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/d2f10Vx7

Frm yesterday, read abt how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped 2 a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/d2f10Vx7

Frm yesterday, read abt how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped 2 a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/d2f10Vx7

Frm yesterday, read abt how Murdoch’s Sunday Times stooped 2 a new low with a poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly”: http://t.co/d2f10Vx7

Via @leftfootfwd the implications of charismatic politics reach a nadir: http://t.co/bsFeo8x9 Appalling.

Left Foot Forward – Sunday Times stoop to new low with poll asking if Ed Miliband is “too ugly” http://t.co/trMop8iB

The Sunday Times actually polled people whether Ed was "too ugly" to be PM. You classy little scamps! http://t.co/dF6QLnWw

RT @leftfootfwd: Sunday Times stoop to new low with poll asking if Ed Miliband is too ugly; http://t.co/JRy7r62M Murdoch press at it again

RT @leftfootfwd: Sunday Times stoop to new low with poll asking if Ed Miliband is "too ugly" http://t.co/JRy7r62M

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RT @leftfootfwd: Sunday Times stoop to new low with poll asking if Ed Miliband is "too ugly" http://t.co/WRUsnJCp wtf

RT @leftfootfwd: Sunday Times stoop to new low with poll asking if Ed Miliband is "too ugly" http://t.co/3pAxHeNx DISGRACEFUL!!!!