can we talk about Tony Blair's bookshelves?

[DrZaraCarmichael]

WTF is going on here??

I thought it was more of a Debenhams or BHS vibe.

It's all those Gideon's he's nicked from various hotel rooms.

Is he showing off some collectable first additions? Very weird.

I was just about to say the same thing. Looks like it should have Nikes behind him.

Stunt books. Bet he and Cherie have a stunt pineapple in the kitchen, too.

I noticed it because it was on GMTV straight after Ed Balls paid tribute to John Prescott!

I went from oh what a lovely family kitchen to WTF!

I wondered if ir was at his institute

I think that's a shiny metal surface rather than a gap.

The scant book placement is very pretentious.

Are the books just weighting down the new shelves while the glue dries?

I thought they were model trains, but I wasn't paying attention and my eyesight is shit 😀

I think he was a psychopath for ordering by size. Both of the agreed colour sorting was crazy.

Surely they will comment on tBlair's shelves. They are mental.

I think that's a shiny metal surface rather than a gap.

Hmmm. I think it's a gap but you could be right it's a gap

Actually maybe Blair is locked in and has been burning books to keep warm. Did he try to give any signals during the broadcast?

Those volumes are Readers Digest condensed books.

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I reckon it was Cherie's shoe rack. The gold panelling is a bit incongruous.

It looks like a hotel or fancy office building. He was probably travelling and had to zoom in.

So you really think there is a 1" gap around each unit whereby you can see into a brightly lit room behind and therefore the wall of each shelving 'cabinet' is the thickness of cardboard?

Or is it more likely to be a shiny reflective metal surface perhaps 🤔

So he's got his books horizontal rather than perpendicular and you have an issue with it, thinking there's a message in it? Wow!

Anyone who has an issue with this lacks imagination and probably critical thinking. If it works better for them to see titles, it works better for them - they certainly don't need book ends to hold the books in place do they?

Too true...

I reckon it's a feng shui thing of Cherie's.

Haha! Now if you were there you can enlighten us on those books!

That you, Cherie?

… or it “might just be” Cherie!

Seriously, though, I think it’s reflective surface rather than a space behind (… or Cherie’s behind!)

In all honesty, whether it be a fake generated background or just a slightly unusual library set-up, I prefer the slightly monotone effect of it to backgrounds where you can’t help being distracted by someone’s underpants drying on the radiator or tv on in the background etc.

I think a good thread topic would be funniest things people saw on zoom or teams during lockdown.

Ever since Keir took away his £200 winter heating bonus he has had to burn books to keep his corner of hell warm.