"the world's smallest violin ..."

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

Robert Kilroy-Silk announced today that he is resigning as leader of Veritas with immediate effect.

Mr Kilroy-Silk said:

It was clear from the General Election result - and more recently that of the Cheadle by-election – that the electors are content with the old parties and that it would be virtually impossible for a new party to make a significant impact given the nature of our electoral system. We tried and failed.

It is also the case that it is impossible to have an effective political party without a central administration and significant financial support. We have neither.

In the circumstances I would be misleading the members of the party and the public if I pretended that we could make progress. I’m not prepared to do that. We must face up to the truth.

Obviously I’m sorry for all the fine members of Veritas who worked so hard to change the face of British politics but they can be consoled by the fact that the policies we championed - and for which we were vilified – are now espoused by the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition – and have become part of the mainstream political debate.

This is true of the EU, immigration asylum, multiculturism and the flat rate of income tax.

I would like to thank all those who have been part of our exciting adventure and to say how sad I am that it has come to an end so quickly but I can assure them that I shall continue to campaign on these issues and to represent my East Midlands constituents as an MEP.

Patrick Eston, the former Chairman of Veritas will lead the party until a leadership election can be held in the autumn.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

1. Well, there's always ITV.

[LeftishBrit]

2. He's nuts...

And have they decided in which telephone booth they'll all meet for the leadership election?

[Kipling]

3. A pity. Veritas was funny.

Who's this Patrick Eston, though? Now it has THREE members (counting Kilroy-Silk's ego as a separate entity).