The leader of Thanet council UKIP’s Chris Wells recently emailed an absurd “open letter” to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. In this strange farrago of innuendo King Chris refers to a challenge he says he made to local Labour activist Jackie Walker to declare that she did not offer voters “cash incentives to vote for Labour” in a recent Ramsgate town by-election.
Being, of course, an intrinsically absurd proposition, most observers believe his must be some kind of strange diversionary satirical attack on Jackie, and indicates UKIP’s deep fears about losing two district council seats in Northwood to a resurgent Labour Party in the coming by-elections.
But Old Mole has another idea.
What Moley wonders is if this comic assault on Jackie might in reality be motivated (perhaps even unconsciously) by Chris’s extreme annoyance with Ms Walker beating him hollow in a debate earlier this year in St George’s school in Broadstairs…
Have a look at the full story of Jackie’s encounter with Chris Wells and see what you think. It’s in the new edition of THANET WATCH in all the best newsagents now…
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