I'm probably going against the grain here, but I can't stand this woman, Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti.
Did you see her on Question Time last night? She's like the head of the school debating society. She's so emotional, it's ridiculous. I don't think if you want to be taken seriously in political circles you can be emotional. She was close to tears on one occasion, clearly about something she feels passionate about and she's probably got a point. But she's so sixth form, it's laughable.
So it's not necessarily what she says - though she is so utterly reactionary it's untrue - it's how she gets her point across. Don't look at people with hate-filled eyes, Shami, because they don't agree with you. Don't shake you head with mocking laughter because you're not the winner of the argument. It's like a 14-year-old girl being told she can't have a pony. You can see her fighting back the tantrum before she runs to her room sobbing hot, angry tears of frustration. That or an overgrown firebrand student whose view is the only view. She must be impossible to live with.
In a nutshell, she gets on my wick. But doesn't she look like Tanita Tikaram? I wonder what her singing's like?
