The 49th Lieutenant Governor of California was previously the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco. Dyslexic and twice married, Newsom created PlumpJack Associates L.P. in 1991 with the backing of Gordon Getty and has over 1.2 million followers on Twitter. Well known for having directed San Francisco’s city-county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, “The Gavinator” has been compared to J. F. Kennedy and is definitely one to watch.
Category: OBSERVERS
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Gavin Newsom
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Kanye West
This pompous rapper has variously declared himself equal to Steve Jobs, Beethoven and God. Though reports that he also believes he’s the “next Nelson Mandela” turned out to be untrue, Atlanta born West once suggested “maybe my skin’s not right” when he was overlooked in favour of Britney Spears at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards show. West, whom has a daughter with the so-called “reality star” Kim Kardashian, has also made statements such as “I am not a fan of books”, “fashion breaks my heart” and “I still think I am the greatest”. In November 2013, it was reported that West and Kardashian were planning to build a “replica Downton Abbey” that will be the “most spectacular house ever built” in Los Angeles in honour of their fascination with “European history, the aristocracy and the British royals”. No doubt this pad will be as tacky as its inhabitants. -
Prince Cassius
This big-haired fashion blogger and presenter views Ralph Lauren and Michael Jackson to be his “style heroes”. Born in the Horn of Africa and London based, this University of the Arts London graduate has been called “one of the best dressed men in the country” by GQ and an “up and coming star of the future” by Gay Times magazine. To save on damaging his barnet, Cassius supposedly never wears T-shirts. -
Sir Bernard Ingham
Margaret Thatcher’s former spin doctor is as well known for his eyebrows as his outspoken remarks. In November 2013, this Yorkshireman commented that Northerners who refused to vote Conservative conveyed an “image of bovine stupidity” and has previously derided Scottish nationalists as being “as greedy as sin”. He believes that the Hillsborough disaster was caused by a “bunch of tanked up yobs” but was himself bound over to keep the peace in 1999 after a dispute with a neighbour. Ingham is not one for apologising. -
Mrs MILF
Our agony aunt doesn’t mince her words and makes The Sun’s “Dear Deidre” seem tame. She whips those who write to her into submissiveness and believes that whilst Essex girls are “like mopeds: you may not like to be seen with them but they are much more fun to ride” Chelsea girls are “like cream: thick, rich and taken by themselves bland and sickening”. If she doesn’t follow you on Twitter, she just isn’t interested. -
Mrs MILF
Our agony aunt doesn’t mince her words and makes The Sun’s “Dear Deidre” seem tame. She whips those who write to her into submissiveness and believes that whilst Essex girls are “like mopeds: you may not like to be seen with them but they are much more fun to ride” Chelsea girls are “like cream: thick, rich and taken by themselves bland and sickening”. If she doesn’t follow you on Twitter, she just isn’t interested. -
The Tout
This mysterious sort has a knowledge of horse racing that is second to none. His tips to readers of The Steeple Times bring home the bacon and allegedly, some say, The Tout is supposedly rather partial to a glass of Sir Anthony and Lady Bamford’s Château Léoube Rosé de Léoube when a win comes in. -
Sir Kenneth Robinson
20 million people have watched this Liverpool born educationalist’s “How schools kill creativity” lecture on TED and his advocacy for discovering talents and passions have earned him plaudits galore. Now based in Los Angeles, Robinson once wisely stated: “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original”. He believes “curiosity is the engine of achievement”. -
Jeremy Bamber
Convicted of the 1985 murders of his millionaire adopted parents, his sister and her children at White House Farm at Tolleshunt D’Arcy in Essex, Bamber has always maintained his paranoid schizophrenic sister carried out the slayings before turning the gun on herself. Police incompetence and discrepancies with the evidence should be enough to at least allow a review of the case. Instead, this potentially innocent man rots. He communicates with those who campaign on his behalf via an official website whilst others support him on Twitter. -
Catherine Mayer
Not to be confused with the less distinguished wife of a former ambassador who shares the same Christian name and a similar surname, this “Jewish high achiever” is the editor at large of TIME and wrote Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly in 2011. Mayer holds dual U.S. and British citizenship and is marred to Andy Gill, the founding guitarist of post-punk band Gang of Four.