European politics always provoke unconventional rows, but a new Twitter spat over the conduct of Greece's government between sometime "Brat-pack" actor Rob Lowe and left-wing commentator Owen Jones is being billed as the oddest yet:
But perhaps those wondering what's going on have underestimated the star's political credentials. Recent events suggest he could be something of a European politics nerd. Last year he compared Sony's decision to cancel TheInterview, a comedy about a plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, to Neville Chamberlain's discredited "appeasement" policy toward Hitler:
@RobLowe stick to the increasingly unwatchable films
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) June 29, 2015
I'll try to do better than the multiple Emmy's, Golden Globes and BAFTA's my last one won. Do your homework pal. https://t.co/Xc2jMblosS — Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) June 29, 2015
I put a pound on Rob Lowe and Owen Jones having a bust-up on Twitter over the Greece situation and just won twenty million pounds. Result.
— Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) June 30, 2015
Rob Lowe v Owen Jones is definitely one of the more unlikely Twitter spats to occur... https://t.co/3O7wTwiGif — Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) June 30, 2015
But perhaps those wondering what's going on have underestimated the star's political credentials. Recent events suggest he could be something of a European politics nerd. Last year he compared Sony's decision to cancel TheInterview, a comedy about a plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, to Neville Chamberlain's discredited "appeasement" policy toward Hitler:
Plus, he'll soon be wading into the murky world of Vatican politics on British TV, taking on a role in Sky's apocalyptic drama Apocalypse Slough. Deadline reports:Saw @Sethrogen at JFK. Both of us have never seen or heard of anything like this. Hollywood has done Neville Chamberlain proud today.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) December 17, 2014
"Lowe is playing Father Jude, the Vatican’s most rebellious priest. But beneath his irreverent exterior, he’s a deeply moral man with a profound and passionate faith. His world will be turned upside down by news of the impending apocalypse."Perhaps my colleagues on Britain's comment desks should think about hiring him while he's here. If nothing else, his time in Oxford for the 1984 aristo-romp Oxford Blues will give him something to talk about with those at the top of British politics:
