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Article: Paxman and Snow stick their necks out over the 'dying tie'
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- July 8, 2007
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THEIR FORENSIC questioning has had many a guest in verbal knots.
Now Jeremy Paxman and Jon Snow, two of Britain's most respected
broadcasters, have turned their fire on the tie.
A must for the image conscious professional for more than 150
years, Paxman and Snow agree that it is now time to consign the tie
to the rack - a view roundly condemned by fashion experts.
Paxman, the presenter of the BBC's Newsnight programme, sparked
the debate when he asked on his BBC blog: "Is it time for Newsnight
men to stop wearing ties?
"It has always been an utterly useless part of the male wardrobe.
But now, it seems to me, the only people who wear the things daily
are male politicians, male reporters who ...