God save the Queen !

[Pabmusic]

...Who in their right mind would want to wear a bloody donkey jacket!?)

Michael Foot. Who in their right mind would judge someone's ability as a leader by what they wear?

[teamsaint]

Michael Foot. Who in their right mind would judge someone's ability as a leader by what they wear?

you mean like a crown?

[Pabmusic]

you mean like a crown?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

(A donkey jacket, for Chrissake! Who in their right mind would want to wear a bloody donkey jacket!?)

Not Michael Foot - his preference was for a Duffle Coat.

(Probably one not quite in this price range:

http://www.ysl.com/gb/shop-product/m...kgFdg&tp=71100)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

15 hundred quid for a Duffle Coat! I think my entire wardrobe cost less than that - including the actual wardrobe itself!

[Pabmusic]

15 hundred quid for a Duffle Coat! I think my entire wardrobe cost less than that - including the actual wardrobe itself!

I used to wear a duffle coat (1980s). It was given to me, second-hand.

[Beef Oven!]

Michael Foot. Who in their right mind would judge someone's ability as a leader by what they wear?

No-one is judging MF's or anyone else's ability as a leader by what they wear. Why the straw man?

[Beef Oven!]

Not Michael Foot - his preference was for a Duffle Coat.

(Probably one not quite in this price range:

http://www.ysl.com/gb/shop-product/m...kgFdg&tp=71100)

I recall him wearing a donkey jacket.

[Beef Oven!]

15 hundred quid for a Duffle Coat! I think my entire wardrobe cost less than that - including the actual wardrobe itself!

[gurnemanz]

I once had a duffle bag (if that helps this conversation), an essential accessory for a train-spotter which I was briefly but enthusiastically aged about 11 as I travelled daily to Clapham Junction to get to school.

[jean]

I recall him wearing a donkey jacket.

You are correct.



(Shouldn't it be duffel in any case?)

[jean]

No-one is judging MF's or anyone else's ability as a leader by what they wear. Why the straw man?

I wasn't in England for the incident, but Corriere della Sera reported on Corbyn's '...vestito stazzonato al colletto della camicia slacciato. Finendo con i pantaloni non intonati alla giacca.'

Though they stopped short of judging his ability as leader by this sartorial injudiciousness.

[Bryn]

You are correct.

Not a donkey jacket by Oxford rules.

[jean]

I see...well, in that case, what Foot was wearing was just an overcoat, wasn't it?

(And not that different from the one worn by Thatcher, beside him.)

[Beef Oven!]

Not a donkey jacket by Oxford rules.

A smart sensible jacket, for a cold November day. A bit feminine, though. Mrs T looks wonderful.