Marek
There's a world of difference between satire (of which I am a huge fan) and personal jibes. The former is clever and intelligent, the latter smacks of desperation and is quite unintelligent. I, too, happen to believe that all parliamentary candidates are fair game for satire and mickey taking; some of the jibes aimed at Vic, not just on this thread or even on this forum, are just plain nasty attacks that have no merit and serve only to make those who made them look narrow minded.
As I tried in my own clumsy way to put in words on an earlier post, UKIP is an option for Eurosceptics such as myself. Vic is the local UKIP candidate and therefore warrants a little respect. I don't for a minute think he will win, but as I said in that earlier post, tactical voting may just have some effect if enough people take up that option, and my sincere hope is that senior figures within Conservative Central Office are of the same opinion and do more to appease those who may consider not voting Tory.
Incidentally, on a personal note, I'd like to say how great it is to see you posting again; I hope you're feeling a lot better and are well on the way to recovery.
