A sow yesterday
As the prospect of an elected mayor is already causing discord within the Leicester Labour Party, there is a strong case for returning to the traditional way of deciding who should fill the post.
In their The Lore of the Land, Westwood and Simpson write:
An odd story formerly current was that the mayor of Leicester was chosen by a sow. According to an article in the St James's Magazine in 1762, aspiring candidates would each sit with a hat full of beans in his lap and the new mayor would be the one from whose hat the sow ate first.
The Conservatives ought to try this next time they need a new leader, then they might get someone who is up to it.
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