Tech | May 07, 2010 | 7 comments

Gordon Brown's fist man gets fan club

source: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/election/825018-the-man-with-his-fist-up-behind-gordon-brown-bec...

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A sunglasses-wearing candidate from the 'Landless Peasant Party' who stood with his fist raised behind Gordon Brown has become an unlikely internet hit - despite only getting 57 votes in the actual election.

Derek Jackson, who ran in Gordon Brown's constituency of Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath under the 'Land is power' slogan, stood behind the prime minister with his fist raised throughout Brown's speech which appears to have made him a memorable candidate.

Within minutes, a Facebook page dedicated to him - titled 'The man with his fist up behind Gordon Brown' - had been set up. At the time of writing, 1,290 people had given it their seal of approval - over twenty times the number of votes actually gained by Jackson, who came in last, 29,502 votes behind Gordon Brown.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/election/825018-the-man-with-his-fist-up-behind-gord...
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