Guy Aitchison (London, OK): Matt O' Connor, the 41 year old founder of Fathers 4 Justice, has apparently stepped down from the London Mayoral election which he'd been contesting as a candidate for the English Democrats. On his website O'Connor blames the lack of financial support from the party and the fact he "had a clear vision to raise the issue of an English Parliament which they didn’t share." Weird. I thought this was exactly the kind of issue the English Democrats wanted to share. Indeed, OK has spent the last few days discussing whether their "Make Jock Strapped" adverts were racist. The ED website is no help, still urging you to "vote O'Connor '08". Is this an example of the poor party organisation O'Connor blames for his decision to step down?
Either way, fear not. Matt hasn't abandoned the cause of England but promises to return to "launch a new campaign for England this year." In the meantime let's take the opportunity to hear some stirring rhetoric from the man himself in this slickly edited election broadcast. Some have cruelly suggested that Matt looks "less like a prospective mayor and more like a camp funky house DJ from Essex"; while others believe the video attempts to "resemble will.i.am’s homage to Barack Obama 'Yes We Can'" but ends up "looking more like “Careless Whisper” by George Michael". In the end I guess many were simply bemused by his relentless focus on Scotland in a campaign to become mayor of London. Anyway, judge for yourselves...
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