(09 Jun 2017, 11:22 am)Jamie M wrote I thought it was an invitation to a kid's party or something when it came through the door.
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In the area I live the local looney, sorry - independent candidate, was Barbara Fielding. I nearly choked on my cornflakes when her campaign leaflet landed on my door mat last week. 'Vote Barbara Fielding to regain our white European supremacy'.
It's fantastic we live in a society where we are all free to express our views through democracy, but where do you draw the line? By dictating what people can say during an election you'll be damaging the principles of democracy? Do we just have to trust people won't vote for a bona-fide fruit loop? Perhaps not, as 210 people voted for Babs - up from 131 since February (the by-election caused by Tristram Hunt's resignation).
Her 'manifesto' is good for a laugh - and potentially a cry:
https://abolishmcrm.com/party-constituti...manifesto/
I'm surprised she hasn't been picked up by the media more - not that we should ever let her think her views have any legitimacy.