It has long been a source of amusement when high-ranking politicians try to show they have the common touch and end up making fools of themselves.
Such an instance happened yesterday when the death of actor Dennis Waterman was announced.
Step forward Nadhim ‘Stable Genius’ Zahawi, the Downright Dishonourable Member of Parliament for Stratford Upon Avon and current Secretary of State for Education, who clearly showed why education is not safe in his hands, taking to Twitter and expressing his condolences as follows with no style at all.
RIP Pete. A great actor, grew up watching minder.
Zahawi had clearly confused 2 Watermans in the public eye, namely Pete Waterman, purveyor of pop tunes for the likes of Kylie Minogue and the late Dennis.
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Zahawi’s foul-up did not go unnoticed and is being widely mocked on social media, of which the following is an example.
Pete Waterman and Harry Cole really made Minder the hit it was. Shame they’re both dead now.
Some while later Zahawi noticed his mistake and tweeted the following.
Made a mistake, RIP Denis WatermanNote finally Zahawi did not have to the good grace to include an apology for his earlier error as any normal mortal would have done.