The House was hilarious yesterday when sim Peter's turned into a grumpy old Conservative, a role he assumes to hoover up votes from his constituents, rather than the stately foreign minister image he shows to the rest of the world. So what was the thing? He complained that Ricardo Menender's march the Green MP wore a leather jacket in the house. It was a glossy little number. Question is is it disrespectful raising the question about clothes in the workforce? You know, if you wear a fifteen hundred dollar designer leather jacket, is that less respectful than someone wearing a three hundred dollar sales suit from laid Law and leeds from Farmers. I mean, things have obviously loosened. Our big boss here wears a jacket, but I've never ever seen him in a tie. Casual Friday has become casual weekday. And I wasn't worried about Ricardo's leather jacket, even though it gave off boy George vibes and he looked like he was off to a disco. He obviously took care in his look and he turned up well groomed, even if he did look like a clown. And it's not called the House of Representatives for nothing. It should be representative of all of us, including leather wearers. And I've sometimes wondered at the ensembles that appear on our screens worn by public servants at MPs. You know, some of them are very fancy. Many are obviously expensive, purchased on wages provided by the taxpayers, flaunting your public purse wealth at us public servants. But the biggest problem with Ricardo Menenz's leather jacket is that it's leather. I thought Riccardo was a green MP, opposed to products derived from animal cruelty. The thing about symbolism is that it is symbolic, and Ricardo's leather jacket screamed hypocrisy. For more from Early edition with Ryan Bridge. Listen live to News Talks it be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.

The House was hilarious yesterday when sim Peter's turned into a grumpy old Conservative, a role he assumes to hoover up votes from his constituents, rather than the stately foreign minister image he shows to the rest of the world. So what was the thing? He complained that Ricardo Menender's march the Green MP wore a leather jacket in the house. It was a glossy little number. Question is is it disrespectful raising the question about clothes in the workforce? You know, if you wear a fifteen hundred dollar designer leather jacket, is that less respectful than someone wearing a three hundred dollar sales suit from laid Law and leeds from Farmers. I mean, things have obviously loosened. Our big boss here wears a jacket, but I've never ever seen him in a tie. Casual Friday has become casual weekday. And I wasn't worried about Ricardo's leather jacket, even though it gave off boy George vibes and he looked like he was off to a disco. He obviously took care in his look and he turned up well groomed, even if he did look like a clown. And it's not called the House of Representatives for nothing. It should be representative of all of us, including leather wearers. And I've sometimes wondered at the ensembles that appear on our screens worn by public servants at MPs. You know, some of them are very fancy. Many are obviously expensive, purchased on wages provided by the taxpayers, flaunting your public purse wealth at us public servants. But the biggest problem with Ricardo Menenz's leather jacket is that it's leather. I thought Riccardo was a green MP, opposed to products derived from animal cruelty. The thing about symbolism is that it is symbolic, and Ricardo's leather jacket screamed hypocrisy. For more from Early edition with Ryan Bridge. Listen live to News Talks it be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.