Elect me: I could be so good for you!

A TORY council leader, in Southampton, is being investigated for electoral fraud, after handing out free Biros.

Jeremy Moulton is accused of breaking the law by distributing pens with the slogan ‘Vote Jeremy Moulton for Freemantle’. If found guilty, he could face a criminal conviction.

Here’s another example of life imitating Minder. In the classic episode The Balance Of Power, Arthur wins a council by-election as an independent, only to be disqualified when Cheerful Charlie Chisholm discovers he’s been giving away boxes of chocolates to voters in contravention of the Representation of the People Act.

Naturally, the chocolates turn out to have passed their sell-by date. If he’d been giving away pens, the ink would have dried up. Vote Daley!