Followers of British politics will be intrigued by the emergence of a new political force - the Miss Great Britain Party. Members of the Party, who are all stunningly beautiful, will be contesting the forthcoming bye-elections caused by the resignation of Boris Johnson (Henley) and David Davis (Haltemprice or somewhere).

According to the Party’s website:
“The candidates will both campaign on the Beauty for Britain manifesto adopted by the Miss Great Britain Party which seeks to empower women and to make Britain in general and Westminster in particular more glamorous places. Key manifesto pledges include the right to full tax relief on child care for all working mothers: the rights of women everywhere to equal pay: a commitment to fair pay for Britain’s armed forces; British voters to be given a referendum on continued membership of the European Union; and a pledge to launch a true British Bank Holiday to celebrate British beauty.

Underpinning the campaign is the pledge to make Westminster sexy not sleazy and to encourage voters to re-engage with politics as a means of bringing about change through beauty.”

The policies are a mixture of the sensible and a populist. Nothing specific for the LGBT community, which is a shame. Still, advancing women’s rights is a step in the right direction. And “Change through beauty” - now there’s a slogan to die for. As the Germans say, “Vorsprung durch Technik!”