Let’s be honest: the real winners are the internet. Within hours, there were memes of Anika Patel’s “pencil hug” remixed with classical paintings. One showed the Mona Lisa hugging a pencil. It was beautiful.
Also, turnout was 67%, which is higher than most family board game nights. People actually showed up. They queued in the drizzle. They listened to the pencil guy. That’s commitment.
A Quick Note on the Reform UK Candidate
Oh, I almost forgot! The Reform UK candidate, a retired accountant named Clive Banger, got exactly 1.2% of the vote. He spent the evening arguing with a hedge. It was a very civilised argument. The hedge did not concede.
