The smattering of interesting electoral hotspots across the UK just grew larger with news that Rose Gentle, whose son Gordon was killed whilst serving in Iraq, will stand against the armed forces minister, Adam Ingram, in his East Kilbride, Strathhaven & Lesmahagow seat.
Mrs Gentle, aided by support from the Stop the War coalition and the Scottish Socialist party, has spent much of the last year attacking the government over the conflict under the umbrella of the Justice for Gordon campaign.
Another bereaved armed services family is fielding a candidate against Tony Blair in Sedgefield, where Reg Keys, whose son Tom died in Iraq, is on the ballot paper.
