Houston, we have a problem
Reported in various corners of the media over the weekend - including on the site - was the story that the UK Independence Party has suspended one of its candidates, John Houston, prior to a full investigation, following an outburst of incredibly politically incorrect views on a variety of topics. But it's the - in a story that's sadly not available online - that had the most detail about what the UKIP candidate for East Kilbride in Scotland had to say regarding disabled people. The would-be MP, according to the Express report, called for: "the killing of mental patients and the forced labour of people with learning disabilites ... the creation of special communities only for people who speak the same language and for those with facial disfigurements ... labour-intensive initiatives to provide work for the unskilled and people with learning difficulties ..." And that's just for starters.
Apparently, also according to the Express, Mr Houston was chosen to be the UKIP candidate in December, some four months after he had submitted his proposals to party chiefs back in August.
