The Pink List 100: Michael Salter - The Gay Ghost

In with a bullet at number 8 in the Sindy's Pink List 100 is Michael Salter.
Who?
He's "Broadcast adviser to PM", silly.
That's him on the left - it ain't easy finding photos of Mr Salter.
"The PM's adviser on gay issues also heads the Conservatives' broadcast operation. He once asked the media to stop calling Conservatives "Tories". He told Stonewall's recruitment guide: "I'm valued for who I am and what I do; my sexuality has never been an issue.""
Really?
I think Salter's sexuality might have been an issue when they were considering who to appoint as the "PM's adviser on gay issues", don't you?
Incidentally that quote lifted from Starting Out, Stonewall's Recruitment Guide may be Salter's only public comment on his sexuality.
Fagburn suspects that it was Salter who was in charge of the damage limitation exercise following the shitstorm over Chris Grayling's comments about gay couples being barred from B&Bs during the election campaign.
I'm also certain that wanting to get on the good side of a man with much influence on the Prime Minister might have been an issue when The Sindy were considering where to put you in this list.
It means you can get David Cameron to write things for The Independent On Sunday, like the accompanying article by him; 'A celebration – and a challenge for us all. The Prime Minister salutes our Pink List, and says that, 10 years since its inception, it still has a vital role to play.'
It's pleasant-smelling guff, mentioning then running away from an endorsement of gay marriage - the easiest thing the government could do to prove how gay-friendly they are.
But if you like vacuous platitudes, you'll love it; "This is a country where people can be proud of who they are – and quite right too."
It's certainly something to think about.
It's well known in media circles that Prime Minister's very, very rarely write newspaper articles that bear their name.
Fagburn will stick his neck out and guess that this one was actually written by the PM's adviser on gay issues, Michael Salter.