It's outrageous: he's looking glum but he's not pointing

markpack

Tsk tsk <a href="http://www.richardwilson.me.uk/2010/01/27/scandal-of-family-council-house-left-empty-for-a-year/">Cllr Wilson</a>.

jandb

Taking glumness to a new level.

tosscat

With his glum chum.

graeme

Is there some special marketing manual that councillors use that says "Stick a 'concerned' grimace on your face - folk won't read your flyer anyway, so this'll get your message across"?

It's just difficult to take actual stories like this seriously - there's no evidence to the reader that the house is actually a dump. You can't see anything for the photo-op hoggers in the foreground.

andy

I think Councillors are a bit trapped when it comes to photos. If there's one thing more boring than a sad looking person in front of an empty house, it's a picture of an empty house. You're right that there's no evidence from the photo that the house is derelict. However, I've used my powers of "reading comprehension" to gain that information from the words next to it. They could set it on fire. This would make their point and create an visually arresting photo-op, but they're probably not allowed to.

graeme

I'd rather see the actual dump and the furious neighbours rather than relying on a Cllr's conjecture. Though I understand these are little more than adverts for a political party rather than actual facts that we can draw our own conclusions from, so probably shouldn't care so much.

crouchend tiger

This councillor has completely misinterpreted glum. What he's looking for is a mixture of the impotent fury of one who has spent his life thanklessly defending the rights of the taxpayer against evil town hall fat cats and the subtle wisdom of a misunderstood soothsayer of urban regeneration.

But he just looks like his mum won't let him have any sweets.

Let's club together and send him to gurning school.

miss annie

@crouchend tiger
Are you the crouch end tiger who goes to all the pub quizzes with a friend called highgate dragon?

missisclack

I'd rather we club together any buy them some sweets. Fizz bombs!

sg_mike

They look like a pair of squatters to me.

David

Can't believe I missed this back in June, but they're back:   

crouchend tiger

Is that a Big Society lollipop stick?

ADGS

What's the supposed problem in the second picture?

andy

There was a Godzilla, running wild on Parkland Walk. David photoshopped it out.

David

Oh ok then.

andy

world class. knew you wouldn't be able to resist

David

Photoshop was made for skiving on Friday afternoons.

andy

Come on, admit it. The original looked like this. 

David

I was trying not to alarm anyone.

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