[lbo-talk] UK Liberal-Democrat Party hires Brian Eno in advising role ("youth adviser")

[B.]

[Combination of my gf and Doug Henwood actually turned
me onto Brian Eno. A typical male, I had heard of him
countless times through reading but always avoided him
because all indications were that he  didn't play
faaaaast, man. Then finally I heard "Here Come the
Warm Jets" (from the 70s) embarrassingly late and
finally realized how great he was. One of the best LPs
ever. Anyway, dunno if that translates to him being
connected in some special way to *today*'s youth, but
it's def. a step in the right kind of hip cred dept.,
whatever that's worth. - B.]

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UK party leader hires Brian Eno as youth adviser

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, December 19, 2007 10:54
AM | 
Steve says:

According to the Guardian newspaper's Guardian
Unlimited web site, Nick Clegg, the new leader of
Britain's Liberal Democrat party, has hired record
producer, lecturer, musician and former Roxy Music
member Brian Eno in an attempt to engage more young
people in politics. Clegg, who is just 40 years old,
is quoted as saying:

"For ages we have had this political rhetoric coming
from the prime minister and a succession of home
secretaries that seemed to vilify young people all the
time and make [them] into a kind of problem.

"I remember thinking: How can you hope to govern with
any sense of optimism if you are saying the people who
have the future of the country in their hands are a
problem?"

The report says that "Eno told the BBC Radio 4 World
at One programme his work as a record producer meant
he had credibility with young people."

Although he has a brain the size of the planet,
whether Eno appeals to the right age group is
debatable, IMHO. Can anyone think of a better
alternative? Who would be an appropriate choice for a
similar position in the US?