Almost certainly not. IPSA would ultimately decide, but paying a deposit to stand for election simply isn't part of the cost of running an MP's office. It's a cost of getting the job i… (View Post)

Yes. The Representation of the People Act simply says you forfeit your deposit if you poll less than a twentieth of the vote. It says nothing about "unless you win" or anything like that. N… (View Post)

Good luck with that. He's an extract from a lengthy Facebook post from him on a proposed crematorium: "I have always recognised the eventual benefits of a Crematorium facility to residents … (View Post)

Is your point about how the apparent contradiction in the judge's comment that, "Only a custodial sentence can be justified but I won't send you to prison"? I think the reason for… (View Post)

No doubt voters in Woking, next door to Surrey Heath, look at this and wish their former Conservative administration had been that prudent and only left them £79 million underwater. What is it now in… (View Post)