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Tory sterile zones and motorways- the Eastleigh by-election nears its end

Over on politics.co.uk editor Ian Dunt has written a hilarious account of his trip to Eastleigh.

 

“It makes for a messy, baffling scene, like Glastonbury for hideous politics people. Spotty teenagers hand out leaflets for the Tories inbetween cigarettes, then mock an eccentric Ukip man with a loudhailer who walks around the town centre with his dog. Everyone seems to be having a grand old time, except for the people of Eastleigh, who look irritable and bored and desperate for the whole thing to stop.”

 

Carnival of dull: One day in Eastleigh – politics.co.uk