Supporting Iain Dale

Nothing to do with Bracknell as such, although I do hope he gets the nomination, no what this is about is to do with his complaint against the Daily Mail. It seems Ephraim Hardcastle has been somewhat unpleasant in his comments about Iain's involvement in the Open Primary

Overtly gay Tory blogger Iain Dale has reached the final stage of parliamentary selection for Bracknell, telling PinkNews: 'I hope any PinkNews readers who live in Bracknell will come to the open primary on October 17 to select their new candidate.

You don't even have to be a Conservative to attend.'

Isn't it charming how homosexuals rally like-minded chaps to their cause?

Iain's response speaks volumes about the offence caused here

Overtly gay. Nice. Anyone who has ever met me will have a good laugh at that one. I wonder if Peter McKay, the editor of Ephraim Hardcastle ever describes himself as "overtly straight". Just imagine if I was Jewish and the same words had been used.

It's interesting isn't it how the Daily Mail gets very nasty, and indeed personal, towards people who don't share their worldview! Perhaps some Tories will now realise, and indeed empathise, why many on the Left detest the newspaper. This is an issue where Iain has my full and unstinting support and I urge others to do the same. If you want to complain to the PPC you can do so here. If you wish to email the Daily Mail (please be polite though), you can contact peter.mckay@dailymail.co.uk