Gawain Towler - rushed off his feet

The little-Englander defending UKIP's appropriation of pro-EU cheerleader Winston Churchill for their grubby little campaign (in the comments on my earlier post) turns out to be Gawain Towler. He told North Dorset's UKIP party (held in a phone box) when they made him their prospective parliamentary candidate:

“From the age of 14, when at school in Iwerne Minster, I have dreamt of fighting this seat, I am honoured that the membership chose me last night”.

The last few years must have been a living nightmare for poor Gawain, who spent the years between 14 and 40 years old working for, and repeatedly standing in elections for, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (some unions are OK, I see, Gawain). Well done for your 8.22% (fifth out of six) in Glasgow Kelvin - what made you jump ship?

But Gawain - surely a busy, Brussels-based UKIP press officer should have more to do than post disingenuous blog comments. I bet Alastair Campbell had someone to do it for him, but then he worked for an organisation which was slightly more than a golf club-cum-masons lodge for red-faced ranters specialising in fraud.

I reproduce this photograph of Mr Towler (on the right) without comment, other than to note that they think it's good publicity.

UPDATE: I asked the Advertising Standards Authority if they had regulatory powers over political ads. Unfortunately they don't, so the lying turds can carry on lying.