Soem further news on the Sir Patrick Cormack deselection story. The vote to deselect the strongly pro-life MP for South Staffordshire has suffered from a "clerical error." Sir Patrick diplomatically said that a party investigation had established that "the attendance record did not appear to reflect an accurate record of those entitled to vote." Or, to put it another way, there were more ballot papers cast than people present.
That's always the danger with "vote early vote often" tactics - if you overdo it, you get rumbled.
2 comments:
Very funny Father.
But we must hope this means Sir Patrick will get his seat back!
I'm reminded of Blackadder III, "Dish & Dishonesty."
H: And now, finally, a word with the man who is at the centre of this bye-
election mystery: the voter himself. And his name is Mr. E. Bla--
Mr. Blackadder, *you* are the only voter in this rotten borough...?
E: Yes, that's right.
H: How long have you lived in this constituency?
E: Since Wednesday morning. I took over from the previous electorate when he, very
sadly, accidently brutally cut his head off while combing his hair.
H: One voter, 16,472 votes -- a slight anomaly...?
E: Not really, Mr. Hanna. You see, Baldrick may look like a monkey who's
been put in a suit and then strategically shaved, but he is a brillant
politician. The number of votes I cast is simply a reflection of how
firmly I believe in his policies.
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