Bonfire of the Vanities
By Max Musson: In the local and European elections later this month, it is estimated that nationalist and patriotic parties will field a total of 2,570 candidates; 289 in the European elections; and 2,281 in local elections. In many of these elections, these candidates are standing unopposed by any other nationalist or patriotic candidates, but all too often, particularly in the European elections and also in local elections in wards that have traditionally produced much…