UK Parliament Speaker requiring ties...

[jamie001]

Did anyone in Parliament even bother to ask why neckties are not required for women members? Are the women members ignored for disrespected for not wearing neckties? Why can't these simple questions be addresses?

[Mouse]

Did anyone in Parliament even bother to ask why neckties are not required for women members? Are the women members ignored for disrespected for not wearing neckties? Why can't these simple questions be addresses?

Exactly why I was shouting at the radio. They never even mentioned that the whole story was against men and letting the women off with wearing whatever they like. Any picture of the House of Commons, you get rows of dowdy men in suits with the odd bit of tie for colour, then the women MPs in all manner of outfits, some good, some dreadful.

[Barleymower]

Is perhaps a letter to Angela Rayner needed?

[moonshadow]

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Yep.... you can easily spot the females in the room.

What's with the powdered wigs?

We are an odd species...

[Ozdelights]

I consider dress codes should only be unilateral and describe what should be covered, not exposed.

[mr seamstress]

Require everyone to wear ties is nothing less than being assimilated. I don't understand how anybody here supports such abuse. Freedom of fashion includes of making individual choices of what to wear. Being told to wear what is for the birds, unless it is about for safety.
I see these requirements like being the Borg on Star Trek Next Generation. Having to eat, drink, dress, and think alike. It is just a matter of time when the Speaker demands that everyone should just think just like him. One requirement just leads to another to become fully assimilated.

Having everyone to wear a tie doesn't speed up work in the governments. It has no purpose in getting anything done faster. The government work needs to be efficient. Ties doesn't improve efficiently of the government.

Living in a neighborhood were everybody's house must be painted white, built the same, uses same patio furniture with same colour and design, and every lawn needs to be mowed on Tuesday whether it needs or not. Were everyone is assimilated as a robot. To many people acts like a robot in government, because of stupid rules that requires everyone be assimilated.

[jamie001]

The problem is that most men are like sheep and don’t speak up regarding the draconian dress codes. At one time, women were required to wear pantyhose. That did not last because women refused. Why can’t men refuse to wear neckties, or maybe I should say “why don’t men just refuse to wear neckties, or do some men really like the idea of a piece of cloth pointing to their dick to represent their manliness? I don’t get it.

[rivegauche]

I have been in a job where I was required to wear a tie - but not for long. My main work has been in a field where a tie is worn very occasionally at my discretion. It is worth remembering that when British Airways first encountered Richard Branson they did not take him seriously as a competitor because he didn't wear a tie. Obviously they really misjudged him but most of us operate in situations where you need all the help you can get. If people are daft enough to judge you by what you wear then I am happy to play up to their prejudices to help more important arguments to prevail. Pick your fights and use your opponents' weaknesses against them. For me the tie and even the skirt are not my main fights. I will lead by example when the situation permits but I won't endanger more important issues to promote skirt wearing or tie avoidance.

[crfriend]

If people are daft enough to judge you by what you wear then I am happy to play up to their prejudices to help more important arguments to prevail. Pick your fights and use your opponents' weaknesses against them. For me the tie and even the skirt are not my main fights. I will lead by example when the situation permits but I won't endanger more important issues to promote skirt wearing or tie avoidance.

Heck, yeah. Always play the "long game" and take priorities into consideration. And it's worth playing the "long game" by "taking the high road" rather than resorting to subversion or, worse, force. This is how one impresses the onlookers and gains a following. Deeds speak vastly louder than words.

[Ozdelights]

..... do some men really like the idea of a piece of cloth pointing to their dick to represent their manliness? I don’t get it.

I have seen a male news presenter who must wear a shirt and coat but tie is not mandatory. He chooses to wear colourful ties as a sartorial addition. Some designs can convey a meaning, make a statement.