to think that Cameron, Brown et al are patronising twits to think that

[LittleSilver]

I really give a damn about what their DWs do/think/simper?

I'm voting for the party, not necessarily the leader! I'm voting for policies and plans, not for The Perfect Family to inhabit No 10.

I am really quite infuriated about this, we have no title of First Lady in this country, Samantha Cameron is a creative director and Sarah Brown worked in PR, afaik. Not politics. Why should their opinion matter a jot to me? I have far more respect for Miriam Gonzalez Durantez (Nick Clegg's wife)who said she couldn't just "drop her job"; good for her! What have their wives got to do with it?

[ASecretLemonadeDrinker]

But it's usually the media that focus on things like the wives/children, rather than the leaders pushing them forward (IMO).

[mayorquimby]

It's media spin because it works. Every politician does it when they think it will be to there advantage. Just look at Obama.