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Britain's long and consequential tradition of 'joke' candidates

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (256+ words) The template was set by David Sutch, who stood as Screaming Lord Sutch. A previously aspiring rock singer, he entered politics in 1963. He campaigned to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, stood against Labour prime minister Harold Wilson in 1966, and…...