The RMT – Comic by nature, Comic Sans by letter?

A copy of an (allegedly) genuine letter from the RMT union to its more sensible counterpart at Aslef made me do a double-take.

Not for the weird polemic written which I read later, but for the instant question as to what font they used in the letter.

Copying the document into a word processor then typing bit of it out and comparing the fonts seemed to confirm my suspicion…

…the RMT uses Comic Sans font!

The font widely condemned as the most loathed addition to the typography world is the mainstay of probably the most loathed trade union in London.

Apt.

RMT comic sans

You can see the letter over at the excellent Going Underground blog.