THE selfie is over.

It's finished. Dead as a doorknob.

How do I know this? Well, like most things, it's down to overexposure.

And maybe Kim Kardashian is partly responsible for that.

The reality star has released a book full of self portraits. That's 445 pages of selfies to be exact.

The book, called Selfish, is an extreme vanity project full of pictures she's taken of her pout and her backside.

But it isn't Kim who's pinned the nail in the selfie coffin.

It's our newly elected politicians who have done that.

Despite my rant I'd like to point out that I have nothing against selfies.

I'm even partial to one myself on a night out when I'm having fun with friends or on holiday.

But selfies taken on the way to work? That can't be a 'thing'.

Some of Scotland's 56 SNP MPs decided it was.

They Tweeted selfies in the airport, on the plane and outside Westminster on their travels to London earlier this week following last Thursday's landslide.

Can you imagine if everyone took selfies on their commute?

The Glasgow subway wouldn't stand for it. Most behaviour on the subway is frowned upon - you should see the looks I got when I opened a pack of cheese and onion crisps - but imagine sticking a camera in front of yourself and snapping away?

The awkward levels would be unbearable.

Imagine stopping at the traffic lights just long enough to take a shot of you mid-driving? It would be far, far worse than being caught mouthing the lyrics to Rod Stewart's greatest hits and definitely not as fun.

You wouldn't dare take a self portrait on the bus or train either.

The point is that selfies have a time and a place. The photos of the new MPs at every stage of their journey made them appear out of their depth.

It was almost as though they couldn't believe they were in the big city, heading to the UK Parliament to face the Prime Minister. But when you put your faith in someone and vote for them you expect them to look as if they know what they're doing.

Step away from the camera phone, should be their new mantra.

Even Anna Wintour is on my side.

The Vogue editor banned them from being taken by her guests at the Met Ball Gala.

Not that it stopped Kim K from flouting the rules.

She tried though. So now I'm calling on selfies to stand down.