The Liberal Democrat candidate for Pendle is, methinks, a tad needled.

The Ladbrokes 40-1 rank outsider, Afzal Anwar, doesn’t like being labelled silent and invisible.

Anwar is out to raise his profile.

Have a look at www.pendlelibdems.org.uk/news/000071/labour_mp_needs_to_go_to_specsavers.html

It spoils the effect, though, using a photo which was taken in Burnley. Not in Pendle.

This is all knockabout stuff. Here’s the serious point. The Lib Dems in Pendle have saddled themselves with a very weak candidate.

If they are even remotely serious about winning, their candidate must start speaking out on the controversial and difficult issues of the day.

I'm listening.