Mayor of Maidstone, sort your self out!...

Reading in the local rag at the weekend I picked up in a small, almost incidental piece that the Mayor of Maidstone is getting a new mayoral car. Very nice I must say, tax payer's money and all that. Actually Tonbridge blog does not have an issue with that if the old one is clapped out then fair enough, he has to present the right image and all that don't you know! So what make of car is it to be then? A Jaguar Sovereign, Ford Mondeo Ghia, Rover 75, or even maybe a Bentley Continental, a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud or, if he's feeling sporty an MGF or an Aston Martin. No none of these for the Maidstone number 1 councillor. What's he getting? A blummin Lexus? One hundred per cent Japanese, Toyota-built electronics-laden characterless tin box on wheels. In fact the short list didn't even seem to feature a British car at all. There's no wonder the car industry is in such a mess if a mayor of a town in the Garden of England can't bring himself to be seen in one of our home grown cars. Don't give me all that bull about none of them having British parts anyway, that's not the point; these people should show some pride and set an example. Now, when is the Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling's car up for renewal? Councillor Ann Kemp I hope you are listening! You can have a pink one, a sporty one, furry dice hanging from the rear view mirror, but for heaven's sake make it a British made one....