Impenetrable

Adam Johnson will soon be released. 

Other than a Premier League footballer (as he then was), and even then probably only one from the "wrong" club, no one would ever be prosecuted for the "digital penetration" of a 15-year-old girl who had, furthermore, been out drinking with the complete impunity of everyone from her parents to the relevant licensees.

Yet at the time of writing they are still officially prosecuting me for nothing. Literally nothing at all. Fingering drunken schoolgirls? Don't worry about it. But political dissent? That is a whole other story.

Welcome to Britain. Welcome, especially, to the County Durham of Simon Henig. And I am afraid that that must also be called the County Durham of Laura Pidcock. Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. 

It has become a local commonplace that I am on 30-30-30 with Labour and the Conservatives here at North West Durham, so that any one of us could be the First Past the Post. I will stand for this seat, if I can raise the £10,000 necessary to mount a serious campaign. Please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.