Conservative leadership contender refuses to carry a cell phone

The Guardian reports on a UK political figure, who in a public display of obscurantism, is running on his refusal to own a cell phone.

"Aides working for the Conservative leadership contender Kenneth Clarke are said to be in despair because the former chancellor refuses to carry a mobile phone. The image the aides wish to portray is clear: this is typical of good old no-nonsense Ken, straight as they come, can't be bothered with pagers.

... Refusal to use a mobile phone USED to be seen as a sturdy repudiation of fashion.

... That someone aspiring to run first the Conservative party and beyond that the country should so far defy the zeitgeist is likely to baffle and quite likely to alienate anyone under 30."

emily | 12:30 PM | SMS and Politics |
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