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Apr. 5th, 2012 16:31Dressmaker's dummy banned from running in council election
She's quite boring, empty headed, no charisma and a bit of a dummy – perfect for politics, some would say. But council bosses don’t agree and have banned Helena Torry, a dressmaker’s mannequin, from running in May’s local elections.
Renee Slater, 64, who was known as Ron Slater until a sex change a decade ago, had tried to register the dummy as an independent for the Aberdeen City Council poll on May 3. She had wanted Helena to stand – or wobble slightly – in the Hazlehead, Ashley and Queen’s Cross ward. The area is home to Sir Ian Wood, who has pledged £50million towards revamping the historic city centre.
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She's quite boring, empty headed, no charisma and a bit of a dummy – perfect for politics, some would say. But council bosses don’t agree and have banned Helena Torry, a dressmaker’s mannequin, from running in May’s local elections.
Renee Slater, 64, who was known as Ron Slater until a sex change a decade ago, had tried to register the dummy as an independent for the Aberdeen City Council poll on May 3. She had wanted Helena to stand – or wobble slightly – in the Hazlehead, Ashley and Queen’s Cross ward. The area is home to Sir Ian Wood, who has pledged £50million towards revamping the historic city centre.
http://is.gd/wKJMnb