directv has terrible quality listings of the c-span schedule, so I'm never quite sure when their coverage of Parliament is on. (I should check the c-span website more often)

I don't do the clothes-watching, but I love how they say "the honorable gentleman" before they completely rip them a new one. Their convention of having the Prime Minister take the floor and answer questions is a fun one too.

 

To the Right Honorable Gentleman who responded first -- I know exactly what you mean!

 

Yes.:devil:

 

Have you come across any examples of sartorial splendor?

 

I agree with my friend, the Right Honourable Gentleman from California, although they seem to have suffered a bit sartorially since the retirement of Bernard Weatherill from the Commons. Gieves and Hawkes are not helping Gordon Brown much, I think.

 

Parliament Funkadelic, yes.

 

Here in Los Angeles, "Questions" comes on C-SPAN at 9 PM right after Brian Lamb's Q & A (which is a great show - usually).

Been watching for years! I watch for the neckties, and how they're knotted, shirts and suits. Very interesting!

 

Never seen C-SPAN, but I frequently watch CPAC which shows Canadian parlimentarians. I've got a B.A. in poly/sci, and have watched them for years.

I find it amusing that they'll colour code their outfits to the party colours and their place on the spectrum. No Conservative MP would ever wear red, pink or orange, while Jack Layton and his rowdy bunch might never wear powder or navy blue. Of course, solid grey suits are the order of the day.

Something else interesting on CPAC is how when they show Senate, some of the more prominent senators are quite flashy. Tommy Banks especially being a former radio personality.

Thomas

 

Watching the Prime Minister's Questions on C-SPAN is terrific fun. C-SPAN does have an archive of past PMQ's you can download. The home page is at:

https://www.c-span.org/homepage.asp...&Rot_Cat_CD=PMQ&Rot_HT=206&Rot_WD=&ShowVidDays=100&ShowVidDesc=&ArchiveDays=365

Cheers.

 

I just learned that editing while posting leads to double posts. Sorry.

 

It would be interesting to see if the American legislative leaders could keep up with the pace of the British repartee. I do think some of our leaders dress better than the British Prime Minister, though.

I'm wondering if some of our more knowledgeable members like the British Legislature's Suits or the American Legislature's Suits better.

 

UK HOC and the US branches tend to dress so darn boring: charcoal, dark grey, dark olive, dark blue, and then a rare gray. It's hard to make out details in the dark.

Not what I would call interesting fashion.

Do the Brits have a Tweed Thursday like we have Seersucker Tuesday?

 

I hope so.

These buggers warrant watching for other reasons.



F.

 

Can't say I have.

 

I agree with my friend, the Right Honourable Gentleman from California, although they seem to have suffered a bit sartorially since the retirement of Bernard Weatherill from the Commons. Gieves and Hawkes are not helping Gordon Brown much, I think.

The correct form is "I agree with my Right Honourable friend" when addressing a colleague. Members from other parties are addressed as the (Right) Honourable gentleman.

Lord Wetherill, a bespoke tailor by profession, passed away last year. Gordon Brown, like David Cameron, is also customer of Timothy Everest. Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London (hopefully only for one more month) is a customer of Gieves & Hawkes.

There is no tweed Thursday in Britain. It is bad form to wear tweed in town. Sadly, many London firms have copied "dress-down Friday" from our former colonial subjects across the pond.

 

...There is no tweed Thursday in Britain. It is bad form to wear tweed in town. Sadly, many London firms have copied "dress-down Friday" from our former colonial subjects across the pond.

Darn those French! :icon_smile_big:

 

Watching men's dress on T.V. is like rubbing your tongue over a recently pulled tooth. There's some local , self appointed Bishop with a mail order D.D. unwinding teh local cable system system. His take on style? Buy shirts @ 4" longer than needed, starch the cuffs into de riguer mortis and fold back OVER his sportscoat sleeves.His cross makes the local russian orthodox priest's pectoral cross look humble. Then there are the chains, upturned collar and tennis shoes in suede. Watching parliament is like taking an Alka Seltzer after this moron. Pop- pop- fizz- fizz, Oh what a relief it is, what?

 

Darn those French! :icon_smile_big:

Absolutely! 1-0 is shocking. Didn't know you followed the football, Andy :icon_smile_wink: