Nostalgia The New-Fangled Way

Give praise to the munificence of Wikipedia (albeit by the strange route of John Poulson - John Cordle - Bournemouth East and Christchurch - Christchurch By-Election, 1993) for this profile of the by-election by a scarily young Mark Mardell. Watch out for disturbing evidence of the origins of "The Real Alternative" and a certain Scottish MP making an embarrassing mistake in a former life....



PS Can anyone identify the other members of the Christchurch office who appear?

PPS Oh, and if you're really in need of a pick-up, how about the declaration itself...