DAVID DAVIS’ heroic stand against 42 days’ detention without charge may not be working out entirely as he planned. In fact, some people have had the temerity to start sniggering. Labour and the Liberal Democrats may not be standing against him, but plenty of others are – the highest number of candidates at a by-election in recent times. They include David Laurence Bishop (Church of the Militant Elvis Party), Ronnie Carroll (Make Politicians History), Gemma Dawn Garrett (Miss Great Britain Party) and Joanne Robinson (English Democrats: Putting England First). In the interests of balance, it should be pointed out there is a whole host of independents, far-right loons and oddballs. And David Icke.