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JUNE 2008

So, what does politics look like in 2008? Travelling back seven years, to the general election battle of 2001 (which is more than several lifetimes for the political animal), the strains of the three party candidates were shown in all their gory detail in a portrait series commissioned by the House of Commons Works Committee entitled Proportional Representation. Tony Blair's bouffant hair encased a worried but steely visage, the Conservatives' William Hague looked senatorial and sombre, while poor old Charles Kennedy looked as if he'd had a fairly serious night on the single malts. Asked by journalists what he thought of the pictures, the then Liberal Democrat leader Kennedy said: "I think William is absolutely brilliant, Tony is centre stage, focused, and I just look perplexed. If you like, that's pretty much the story of British politics."

Which goes to show that Kennedy had a lot more self-awareness than people gave him credit for.

Dylan Jones, Editor, GQ

GWYNETH PALTROW

She's back! As you've never seen her before! Who'd have guessed Hollywood highbrow Gwyneth Paltrow would be this summer's blockbuster action heroine? But then, there's a lot you didn't know about Iron Man's straight-talking star...

GQ SPORT

In this month's issue of GQ Sport, Zara Phillips is doing it for Queen and country, and we visit the Kentucky Derby. Plus, there are interviews with Michael Phelps, Philips Idowu and Victoria Pendleton


	Plus...

	David Bailey photographs the GQ political portfolio... Piers Morgan interviews Perez Hilton... Craig McLean profiles Neil Diamond... Jason Barlow reports from the Geneva Motor Show and Simon Kelner meets Jerry Hall...