The Tories or a potted plant?

Now there's a question!!

As reported by the Bristol Evening Post, Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Conservative candidate to fight the new North East Somerset constituency at the next General Election has classified everyone who did not attend Oxford or Cambridge University as a "potted plant" and stated there is no need for parliamentary candidates to reflect the make up of society.

Jacob’s statement completely contradicts the new image Cameron has attempted to give the Conservatives and shows his total disregard for state education, women and ethnic minorities.

Jacobs’s comments were in response to the A-list of Conservative candidates of which Jacob was not one. His outburst, in my view, demonstrates exactly why the A-list is needed, to avoid narrow minded people like Jacob from ever becoming an MP.

Not that I think it matters. North East Somerset’s decision to ignore the A list and select Jacob has probably handed Dan Norris, the current Labour MP in the Wansdyke constituency which North East Somerset will replace, victory at the next election.

I’m no fan of Dan Norris either, so if there are people like me living in the North East Somerset constituency and the Lib Dem’s put up a good candidate, they should gain a lot of votes. If not, then a potted plant will do just fine.

Update (Sun 8th): Have just seen Rees-Mogg make his comment on the Politics Show. He says that "it should not be made differcult for intellectual people to enter politics." Judging by the fact his "pottted plant" comment was not very "intellectual" he clearly thinks it should be differcult for him to enter politics. Something I feel he has made sure is the case.