Some ill informed commentators have grumbled about the Tories selecting the only white male from the Arundel short list, passing over the two woman potential candidates.

“Typical of the tory blue rinse brigade”, “what about the minorities?” they cry. Overlooking the fact that Nick is actually from an oppressed minority, he supports a flat rate tax is gay – something he told the Arundel constituency selection committee. So much for them being bigots.