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I get the point of independant candidates in the election and campagning on a specific local issue could be really powerful, but surely this relies on people knowing who you are and what you stand for and it being a very principled view (anti war etc) or a local point specific to your area.
I looked at who is standing where I live and found two independants, one has a website with some lofty but fairly pointless (IMO) centreist principles for the national agenda. There is nothing specific to Sheffield at all. What's the point? If I want a wishy washy candidate who doesn't really stand for anything I can vote for Nick Clegg. So what is the point?
The other is some bloke called "Jim Stop the Fiasco Wild". Sounds interesting, I wonder what the "fiasco" is? I'll google him. Nothing, not a web page, newspaper article, twitter account, nothing. What is the point of this? Even if he is just trying to attract the protest vote away from a spoiled ballot surely it may be a sensible idea to tell people this somehow?
There was a "Roman Party. Ave!" on the ballot paper round here.
No idea who it is or what they stand for and no info before I saw the ballot paper.
The Ave! nearly snagged my vote though...
Some independent "anti HS2" candidates could have caused a nightmare for the Tories in the south east and Midlands. Missed opportunity there.
If I want a wishy washy candidate who doesn't really stand for anything I can vote for Nick Clegg.
That's a bit unfair. Nick Clegg very firmly nailed his colours to the mast 5 years ago when he proved to everyone that when push comes to shove he's just another closet Tory.
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There was no sitting on the fence for Nick Clegg after May 2010, he helped the Tories push up Britain's least loved tax up to 20%.