I always had beautiful handwriting until I started learning shorthand. I dread to think what a graphologist would make of it’s shapeless, sprawling angles, what conclusion would be drawn from it about my character.
It is a subject I find intriguing. The Times also thinks so and managed to obtain David Cameron’s notes following his blinding off-the-cuff speech yesterday.
They asked Elaine Quigley, a psychologist and editor of the Graphologist journal, to give her views - and the outcomes are much more reassuring compared to a similar test carried out on Gordon Brown’s handwriting. She concluded:
“The writing is spare and clean, presumably for ease of reference, but the dots and crossbars of the letters also show a close attention to detail and focus.
“Despite being rough notes, he has not abbreviated anything and is consistent in style – which is perhaps a product of his education. The lack of curls on his “y�s or “g�s show a lack of emotion and suggest he does not like making grand dramatic gestures.
“There is a sense of sincerity that this is what he believes, and he shows signs of being very thoughtful and deliberate in his aims.�
“These notes could not be more opposite to those of Tony Blair,â€? she said, but added that contrasts with Mr Brown were less obvious.”
However, when George Osborne had Gordon Brown’s handwriting analysed, the conclusions revealed:
“The writer is not shy. The writer shows unreliable and poor judgment. The writer was not in control of their emotions and instincts at the time of writing.
“There are signs that the writer is someone who does not like to give a clear-cut image of himself. There are signs that the writer can be evasive.�
Well what do you make of that, and how would your handwriting match up to scrutiny?
