UKIP, the UK Independence Party (not be confused with UKYP, the UK Youth Parliament – you decide which has the more mature politicians) has chosen its Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the new Central Devon Constituency for the next General Election.
The job goes to Bob Edwards, the five-time mayor of Crediton, district councillor and former Royal Marines officer.
This will be Bob’s third General Election. He stood in West Devon in 2001 and Tiverton and Honiton in 2005.
With the cavalier (or should that be Cavalier) attitude to history that we have come to expect from UKIP, Bob said: “Britain has spent hundreds of years struggling to become a self-governing democracy, only for the three traditional parties to throw it all away in the last 40 years.
“Already over 70 per cent of the laws and (often petty) directives governing you emanate from Brussels – usually drawn up by people you do not elect and cannot remove. Little wonder that many of you no longer bother to vote.”
Hmm, the South West has two UKIP MEPs – what do they do? Answers in the comments box, please.
posted by Cptn
Come and enjoy Devon – book a hotel and get away!
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