Even though it is nothing new, there are few things that annoy me more than politicians talking about celebrities and their issues. The latest example of this is Harriet Harman commentthat
it’s absolutely shocking that Arlene Phillips is not going to be a judge on Strictly Come Dancing.
Which she then tries to justify by following it up with:
And as equality minister, I am suspicious that there is age discrimination there.
So I’d like to take the opportunity of asking the BBC - it is not too late, we want Arlene Phillips in the next edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
Why is ths topic being raised on the floor of the House? It’s nothing to do with Harman in her government role. Whilst I disagree with the move to replace Arleen with Alesha Dixon, this isn’t the sort of thing I want my politicians to be talking about in Commons debate time.
In the end, it doesn’t really matter whether a TV judge is replaced - whatever the reason. Certainly, it doesn’t matter in comparison with the provision of equipment for our armed forces, the recession, general health and education concerns, or even MPs expenses and the Barnett forumla.
Politicians should not be bothered with congratulating or commiserating with celebrities - they should be doing their job. But I can understand why they want to focus on celebrities, as politics is showbusiness for ugly people after all. Plus, actually doing their job would be hard work.
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