Has Ed been hitting the (hair dye) bottle?
Posted on December 12, 2010It’s a Miliband family trait to have a tuft of white hair – both David and Ed have one. Or at least Ed did, prior to today’s speech. Compare and contrast his thatch at a recent PMQs and at today’s speech:
Has Ed been at the hair dye? If not, he’s the only man in history to have a new baby in the house and yet get fewer grey hairs…
UPDATE: Over at PoliticsHome the inestimable Paul Waugh has succeeded in getting an official statement on the issue from the Labour Party Leader’s Press Office…
“No, he does not dye his hair. He had a haircut recently and the grey is less visible. After careful checking, I’m confident the grey bit is still there.”
The image of a press officer carrying out “careful checking” on the Rt Honourable scalp is a memorable one.
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I really don’t understand the media obsession with hair – who has it, who hasn’t. Who is dyed it etc. No doubt soon people will be linking the increased problems with the coalition to Cameron’s increasing bald spot.
If it makes him feel better who are we to care?
22.12.2010 12:13
It’s interesting and important Greg as image, self-image and portrayal is a major part of modern politics.
22.12.2010 12:45
He was advised to get rid of it after Tom Baldwin was seen sniffing it.
http://fxbites.blogspot.com/2010/12/foot-in-mouth-disease.html
22.12.2010 16:25
http://fxbites.blogspot.com/2010/10/and-i-wear-this-small-white-patch-in-my.html
22.12.2010 16:26
You can`t make a silk purse out of a Marxist sow`s ear.
23.12.2010 09:43
This is pathetic! Whether Ed Miliband is dark haired, going grey, has a bald spot or is like the late Yul Brynner is irrelevant to his political capabilities. I am not a supporter of him nor his party, I belong to UKIP, but I am fed up with this personalisation of politics where some physical characteristic of an opponent is attacked rather than their policies. Play the issues not the man!
23.12.2010 10:28
My hair is still ruddy marvelous and I am available to lead the Party should that utter second-rater Cameron fall foul of pretty T’Graph reporters.
23.12.2010 21:43
That wasn’t grey hair in the first photo it was birdshit.
23.12.2010 23:58
It’s back!
11.05.2011 12:07