A Bridgen too far
The Life and Death of Colonel Bridgen For the last 14 years, I have been represented in Parliament by Mr Andrew Bridgen MP. For the vast majority of my life I, like so many, have been largely apolitical. You cast your vote in the various elections (The next general one is only a few weeks away), and after that, apart from general grumbles, you ignore the result. As the late Douglas Adams put it, you vote for the lizard, because if you don't, the wrong lizard gets elected. However, being part of Andrew's constituency has changed the way I look at politics. Let me explain.. In the beginning... We moved into NW Leicestershire in about 1990 which at the time was were represented by David Taylor MP. David was a typical back bench MP. A local guy, working hard to represent the area, and his only ambition was to do the best job he could. We would quite often bump into him in the village, either hand-delivering leaflets, or just having a coffee in a church café. Whatever his ...