It started so promisingly, this Ukip announcement:
UKIP in Scotland will shortly be selecting a candidate to fight the Livingston byelection, caused by the death of Robin Cook.
So all right-thinking right-thinking people can rest easy. Ukip will be chosing a suitable candidate from among their number to contest this high-profile seat. At this point, a note of panic creeps in:
If you are interested, or know of anyone interested, please let me know and I will pass details on straightaway.
Erm, and, we wouldn't normally mention this sort of thing, but ...
It would help to have potential candidates who are Scottish.
Will someone in Scotland please join Ukip. Someone? Anyone? There's a Westminster candidacy in it for you. Go on ...
