This cropped up during the site's 'eclipse' - could it be that 'an unusual outlook on life' is a prerequisite of membership in some political groups?... :-\
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9612257.Labour_councillor___My_real_mother_is_a_green_alien_/?ref=mr (http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9612257.Labour_councillor___My_real_mother_is_a_green_alien_/?ref=mr)
I can think of a few on our Council who seem to be from another planet.
Which is more weird? A Labour Councillor saying his mother is a Green Alien or a Green Alien saying her son is a Labour Councillor?
One to ponder, I reckon. ;)