The BBC appeared to be covering only David Davis, the rest of us certainly didn't get a fair crack of the whip.
As if that wasn't bad enough, there was no debate on the 42-day detention issue, which was supposedly the reason for the by-election in the first place. You'd have thought Davis would have been eager to air his views on a debating platform, along with all 25 of the other contestants, but he wasn't having any of it.
When it came to the turnout those who elected Davis weren't voting on the 42-day issue, they were just making sure Davis got back in; they probably drew the line at the idea of being represented by the Raving Loony Party, or the Militant Elvis. They wanted a Tory back in, even a petulant and wayward one like Davis.
The fact that only a small percentage turned out, against a much larger percentage in the last general election, speaks realms, and showed that the great majority of Davis' constituents did not support his views.
Even the Green Party, whose candidate came second, didn't get much publicity on the BBC or in the press. Until the Independents and candidates from the smaller parties get a reasonable and fair amount of publicity at elections, you can see why it will remain a two or three party race.
To see some great pictures from the H & H by-election, go to:
http://www.fitzy.tv/
See my videos on www.blip.tv at:
http://blip.tv/file/1249267?filename=KevinStoney-FITZY466.m4v
and: http://blip.tv/file/1246779?filename=KevinStoney-FITZYRETURNS555.m4v
