There is clearly a level of superficiality at play in politics (not just UK, I would wager), but I think the bigger issue is around value and respect.
What does it say about the value one places on an important event (this EU supper), or on those they’ve been elected/paid to serve when appearing for such events looking like you’ve been dragged backwards through a bush?
Quite. It smacks 'can't be arsed to make the effort'. And while being able to tie a tie properly isn't an essential ingredient in being a skilled negotiator, it hardly instills confidence in someone if they're unable to perform such a simple task themselves.
There is clearly a level of superficiality at play in politics (not just UK, I would wager), but I think the bigger issue is around value and respect.
What does it say about the value one places on an important event (this EU supper), or on those they’ve been elected/paid to serve when appearing for such events looking like you’ve been dragged backwards through a bush?