Hmmm …
I usually don’t get political.
Well … usually …
But I have noticed that Craig MacKinley, the Conservative candidate for South Thanet, has been charged — under The Representation of the People Act, 1983 — for over-spending during the 2015 Election.
Personally?
I’m surprised.
Not by the charges: there’s always someone, and it always seems to be a Tory.
But I’m also thinking something else.
Any given election is a job interview.
You hire who you think is best for the job.
Most employers will happily take someone without a criminal record.
Some will — and some won’t — hire someone with a criminal record. Depending on the employer, and the record.
I don’t think I know of any who would hire someone facing criminal charges. After all, there’s a possibility that the potential employee will be leaving: if they’re imprisoned.
As I say, I’m surprised.
I know it means a lot of expense: in re-printing ballot papers, and re-running the postal vote.
But I have to ask why Craig McKinley is still standing as a candidate.
He’s faces charges: and the possibility of a one year prison sentence.
I think that — for this election — he should stand down.
A sitting MP going to prison?
Regardless of why?
Means the waste of a vote.
That’s undemocratic.
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