One of the items of merchandise for
sale on Hazel Blears' website
Can I interest you in a picture of Hazel Blears clad in leathers? Yes, I do mean Hazel Blears, one of the six contenders for the Labour party deputy leadership and currently Labour party chair.
For just £6.99, you can get a customised mousemat adorned with a photo of her straddling a motorbike in said attire.
Or what about a "girlie" baseball T-shirt? No idea if the term "girlie" is a feminist backlash thing or post-modernist empowerment verbiage, but at just £13.99 you'd be a fool to quibble.
Or what about a Hazel tasse? (That's French for mug in case you didn't know, but just a bit classier because it's got the Hazel Blears brand emblazoned on the front which will make your tea taste that much better.)
Other wares available through Hazel's virtual campaign shop is a set of Blears buttons, which work just like your usual buttons but cost a lot more (£3.90).
The things politicians have to do to get elected. The question is, has Ms Blears sent Gordon Brown any free samples?
