Big build up to the appearance and speech of Jody Dunn – who is our megastar candidate in the Hartlepool by-election which polls next Thursday. If rapturous welcomes mean anything – she’ll storm Hartlepool. Perfect candidate – mother of four, studied to become a barrister after having children, fighting to save local hospital and winsome for the media too! Half Finnish, an ex-disc jockey and a fellow blogger – way to go.