Guides Ready for a Brush with Politics ; Cooking Demonstrations and Walks in the Country Might Have Served the Girl Guides Well for Much of Their-100 Year History, but It's All Change in 2010. Last Month, 20,000 Guides From Across the Uk Launched a Petition Supporting Their Most Controversial Topic to Date - Airbrushing. Liz Rowley Finds Out More

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Looking for airbrused stars are, from left, Alicia Adams, Philippa Hall and Francesca Duckworth.

EXTRA-long legs and line-free faces may work wonders promoting a product but according to Girlguiding UK, airbrushed images are doing little to boost the selfesteem of young girls the world over. Last month, in what could be the most influential project of its centenary, 20,000 members of the organisation launched a nationwide petition to support the compulsory labelling of airbrushed images, after a survey revealed that 50 per cent of 16 to 21-year-old girls would consider having surgery to change the way they look and 42 per cent of 11 to 16-year-olds watched what they ate.

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Guides Ready for a Brush with Politics ; Cooking Demonstrations and Walks in the Country Might Have Served the Girl Guides Well for Much of Their-100 Year History, but It's All Change in 2010. Last Month, 20,000 Guides From Across the Uk Launched a Petition Supporting Their Most Controversial Topic to Date - Airbrushing. Liz Rowley Finds Out More

"I've been involved with Brownies and Guides since I was seven and I far as I know this is the first time the Guides have been involved in politics," says 34-year-old District Commissioner Claire Keen, pictured, who is also a Brown Owl with Stockton Brook Brownies.

"Last year,...

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