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British politicians

Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:43 pm
by shredder
Mr & Mrs Anthony Eden, 1935
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Re: British politicians

Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:55 pm
by marcelo
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, British Ambassador in Washington during WW II.

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Lord Halifax was born without his left hand. Still, he is reported to have been a good shot, and a great horseman.

Re: British politicians

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:09 pm
by storeynicholas
Sir Joseph Chamberlain, immensely rich screw manufacturer; sometime Mayor of Birmingham and later MP and Minister who famously split both the Conservative and the Liberal parties; also a great orchid collector who employed a botanist to look after them and he was also father of Sir Austin Chamberlain, Nobel Laureate for Peace, and Neville who brought "Peace in our time":

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Re: British politicians

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:20 pm
by Bishop of Briggs
The best dressed British politician today is William Hague MP - suits from Henry Poole, bespoke shoes from Cleverly, bespoke shirts from Budd and ties from Turnbull & Asser.

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Hague is on the left. In the middle is George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor, who is a customer of T&A.

Re: British politicians

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:08 pm
by storeynicholas
Not only is Hague the best dressed, he also has the most exacting barber.
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Re: British politicians

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:44 pm
by Miles Messervy
John Enoch Powell:

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