I HAD no difficulty locating the most unconventional candidate I have met during this campaign.
I weaved through the shoppers in the centre of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, towards the source of a curious mix of amplified music. M People’s Search for the Hero and snatches of a gospel choir singing Power to the People blared from a public address system mounted on an ageing BMW. The man who emerged from the vehicle was wearing a Hagar the Horrible tie.
Peter Franzen is a founder and chairman of the Community Action Party (CAP). He was defensive when I mentioned the tie. “You’re not going to make fun of us are you?” he asked. “We are very serious.”
I’ve spent the past few weeks looking at local