"A council candidate dressed as a penguin called Professor Pongoo has received more votes than the Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh. Professor Pongoo (real name Mike Ferrigan) was an independent candidate who had pledged to wear the penguin outfit to every council meeting if he was elected." - M F

Lib Dems have done just as abysmally in the last council elections, - Halil

I suspect Professor Pongoo would have more influence in a coalition with the Tories than Nick Clegg has just now. - Son of Groucho