Harry Bear, MP for Dudbury (no longer
Mr Simon Hughes MP
President of the Liberal Democrat Party
I am writing to offer myself as a candidate for the vacant leadership of your party. I believe that as a teddy bear – the first to become an MP - I can broaden its appeal, particularly to younger people and those who have become disenchanted with conventional party politics. You will find evidence for this in Richard Heller’s forthcoming campaign biography Membear of Parliament (to be published by Bearmondsey Publishing on 29 October) which tells the story of my victory in Dudbury against the Preservative, Laboratory and Lintel and Doormat parties
If I were to become your leader, there would clearly have to be a merger between our two parties. I believe that this could be achieved a lot quicker and more happily than that between the Liberals and the Social Democrats twenty years ago. Your members should find no difficulty in accepting the key policies of the Fur Play Party
- Better treatment for retired people, including teddy bears (for every bear who gets rich and famous, like Winnie-the-Pooh or Paddington there are thousands in the attic without a pension, like my parents)
- More outdoor play for children, especially cricket (I am working actively with the Cricket Foundation charity Chance to shine to bring cricket to state schools in Dudbury and elsewhere. The charity will benefit from all sales of Membear Of Parliament)
- Better working conditions for hospital staff (including my girlfriend Florrie Bear).
My record in Dudbury, in the short time since I was elected, might suggest what I could do for your party and for British politics. We have lost our title as
Harry Bear