WEIGH TO GO..

Well, my man finished a creditable third in the Dibley by-election on Thursday.   He beat the Labour candidate into fourth place and also finished ahead of the Terry/Lescott axis with the Groan Party coming last with a pretty miserable 29 votes.   So much for global warming/save the planet/scrap plastic bags and other heart-warming policies from our environmentally concerned brethren.

Inevitably, the contest was won by the desperately enthusiastic young Conservative candidate with the very liberal and democratic lady coming second.   Of course, it has to be remembered that this area of deepest Kent is something of a Tory heartland, full of affluent `communities` like the Stepford-esque Kings Hill, a string of picturesque villages stuffed full with yeoman stock and miles of rolling countryside awash with eastern European migrants picking the fruit from the mellifluous orchards and the picturesque  polytunnels.

So, no surprise really, since in these parts Tory ballot papers tend to be weighed rather than counted.   I imagine the local weighbridge is now back in full working order.

Better luck next time?