James Bond voting Tory (in disguise)!

by | Apr 1, 2010


The BBC has published a story entitled “Business Leaders Back Conservative Tax Pledge” (which may rank with “Dog Would Like to Bite Man, But Chases Tail For Fun Instead” as a headline).  It was initially illustrated with a montage of Connery, Dalton and Moore as Bond the CEOs of M&S, Sainsbury’s and EasyJet:*

Don’t today’s leaders (or the BBC) know that black tie is to be worn undone?

* This picture has since been replaced with a video of David Cameron – a man with a well-known expertise in formal attire from his student days, after all – discussing taxes.

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