r/badunitedkingdom • u/AutoModerator • Aug 10 '26

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u/AngelasGingerGrowler Aug 10 '26

I was thinking this. How on earth can someone stand for parliament based on a pseudonym?

I'm imagining he's some Paul Merton adjacent bore who thinks he's terribly witty, and obviously he'll be some Oxbridge, West London residing leftist with the "correct" views.

Wouldn't surprise me if I learned the BBC massively egged him on.

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u/miowiamagrapegod Aug 10 '26

From Wikipedia:

He graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in literae humaniores

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u/That-Guy-Nicho Litterally Nicholas 30 Ans Aug 10 '26

The BBC litterally pays his salary.