Mr Steerpike
Douglas Carswell is not like normal politicians; he’s authentic, genuine and in touch with real people. Or so the spin goes.
So what was today’s by-election-day stunt at a polling station in Clacton all about?
Emerging with his thumbs up, Ukip’s soon-to-be-MP for Clacton looked every inch the candidate, taking part in the usual election-day voting photocall.
Except Carswell is not eligible to vote in the constituency, as he lives in Fulham and rents a house that falls just outside the boundary of the seat.
And surely the authentic and genuine Mr Carswell did not deliberately leave the village where he really lives off of the statement-of-persons document that anyone standing for Parliament has to fill in?
The document notes that Carsell lives in Tendring – a district that includes Clacton – though, again, not within the boundaries of the seat.
Welcome to the new type of politics!
Douglas Carswell is not like normal politicians; he’s authentic, genuine and in touch with real people. Or so the spin goes.
So what was today’s by-election-day stunt at a polling station in Clacton all about?
Emerging with his thumbs up, Ukip’s soon-to-be-MP for Clacton looked every inch the candidate, taking part in the usual election-day voting photocall.
Except Carswell is not eligible to vote in the constituency, as he lives in Fulham and rents a house that falls just outside the boundary of the seat.
And surely the authentic and genuine Mr Carswell did not deliberately leave the village where he really lives off of the statement-of-persons document that anyone standing for Parliament has to fill in?
The document notes that Carsell lives in Tendring – a district that includes Clacton – though, again, not within the boundaries of the seat.
Welcome to the new type of politics!
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