And another thing…

A FEW days ago I compared members of the South West Norfolk Conservative Association to “a village idiots’ convention” because of their treatment of their new parliamentary candidate, Liz Truss. I later repeated this description on The Westminster Hour on Sunday evening.

I wish to issue an apology. Village idiots up and down the country do an important and difficult job and they do not deserve to be compared to members of South West Norfolk Conservative Association.

I hope that’s cleared that up.

WHAT the hell is going on over at the South West Norfolk Conservative Association? Are they totally barmy?

They’ve referred their new parliamentary candidate, Liz Truss, to a full meeting of the local association following new* revelations that she once had an affair.

Either the local powers that be are swivel-eyed mysoginist puritans, or they’re using Ms Truss’s former indiscretions as an excuse to send Conservative Party HQ a message: “We’re here, we’re queer…” no, no, not that one – this one: “Stop disenfranchising local activists with your control freakery, Dave, and your la-de-da talk of all-totty shortlists”.

If they’re genuinely upset that the candidate they adopted barely three days ago has, in the past, had a private life, then they really are the epitome of a village idiots’ convention. And if all the parties involved in the reported affair have moved on, why the hell should complete strangers get so uptight about it?

And if they really are sending out a “hands off” message to Dave, he should tread carefully.

* three years old