If rightwing writer Melanie Phillips can launch her own line of branded goods, maybe those of a leftish bent should do so too
✒ When I saw that my old chum Melanie Phillips – once a Guardian lefty, now a rightwing columnist on the Daily Mail – was bringing out her own brand of merchandise, I assumed it was a joke. I was wrong.
You can now buy tote bags, T-shirts, Kindle and iPhone covers, and baseball caps with Melanie's company logo. I bet da kidz will buy zillions. What could be cooler than chilling with your homies, decked out in Melanie branded goods?
Two thoughts occurred to me. First, we Guardian columnists ought to have a line of collectibles fit for soggy liberals. A poncho to stop us being dripping wet, reversible so we can have it both ways. A cap marked "I ❤ all forms of diversity". Gloves, the left embroidered "On...
✒ When I saw that my old chum Melanie Phillips – once a Guardian lefty, now a rightwing columnist on the Daily Mail – was bringing out her own brand of merchandise, I assumed it was a joke. I was wrong.
You can now buy tote bags, T-shirts, Kindle and iPhone covers, and baseball caps with Melanie's company logo. I bet da kidz will buy zillions. What could be cooler than chilling with your homies, decked out in Melanie branded goods?
Two thoughts occurred to me. First, we Guardian columnists ought to have a line of collectibles fit for soggy liberals. A poncho to stop us being dripping wet, reversible so we can have it both ways. A cap marked "I ❤ all forms of diversity". Gloves, the left embroidered "On...
- 5/10/2013
- by Simon Hoggart
- The Guardian - Film News
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