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Do we really want celebrities as our MPs?
THERE are many organisations which have been set up down the years whose names Mr Pendle has never heard of until an email drops into his computer.
And so it was he came across the name of the Potato Council, which is apparently an offshoot of another unknown body called the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
The council's existence was brought to Mr Pendle's notice as it was revealed four in five young mums in Britain did not know that new potatoes were harvested in May, and 60% had no idea where they were grown.
Mr Pendle can only assume those who were surveyed were of the same social class which allegedly claimed not to know that milk came from cows or eggs were laid by hens.
Certainly no one living in the countryside must have been asked the questions - if they had, and come up with those answers, Mr Pendle feels that the potato industry in this country has had its chips.
SURVEY time again, folks! And once again it is one of those hard to believe studies of people's habits which makes Mr Pendle wonder if he is living on the same planet as the people questioned.
Apparently, 58% of people living in Lancashire find food shopping so frustrating and confusing they are deterred from making a purchase.
Shoppers, seemingly, would prefer to have no more than three choices of a product than the many they are confronted with at the moment.
They do not want to see 200 types of biscuit, 90 types of crisps or 170 choices of tea bag - although Mr Pendle finds it hard to believe shoppers would prefer a shop to only stock three kinds of biscuit.
The survey was conducted by a leading pork pie manufacturer which produces - wait for it - just three varieties of pork pie.
Now why is Mr Pendle not surprised by that?
THE expenses scandal which has rocked Parliament in the last few weeks has led to a disturbing prospect looming on the political horizon.
And while it is right the worst offenders should be weeded out and removed from office, it is who we replace them with that worries Mr Pendle.
There are whispers celebrities such as Esther Rantzen and Terry Waite are considering standing at the next General Election.
Mr Pendle has no qualms with that - this is a free country and they are perfectly entitled to do so.
His only worry is that if they are elected, it could lead to more celebrities offering themselves as candidates in the future - and the serious business of running the country will be dealt with by people with no experience of life outside the world of sport and show business.
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