He describes the authoritarian and grossly under-reported way in which our future MPs, and ministers, are being chosen.
The UKIP leader spotted the opportunity to attack the pious Establishment from a reactionary rather than a progressive direction.
The author recounts how, despite the opposition of John Major and Conservative MEPs, he kept Boris Johnson on the candidates’ list.
An apparent clown car attempt at some kind of entryism has….fallen flat on its face again. Who knew?
Plus: No, the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit wasn’t altogether a failure. And: Costa should get his old job back.
Plus: UKIP abandons the field against Remain Tories. A bike-riding Minister isn’t canvassing. And: Michael Crick should apologise.
None the less, campaigns are not devised for the entertainment of journalists and websites. They are crafted to win votes. Which this one seems to be doing.
Well, it’s been quite a week, hasn’t it?