Independence for Rutland?
Alan Duncan tells me to dismiss talk of a celebrity independent candidate standing against him in his Melton and Rutland constituency.
The former Independent MP Martin Bell has been drumming up interest in finding a suitable candidate, but it's proving quite a challenge. A local campaigner who originally showed some interest has now pulled out.
Mr Bell is in Nottingham later this week.
It'll be interesting to find out from him then if the independent cause in Alan Duncan's seat is having more success, particularly the search for a credible candidate.
Perhaps it's the Conservative majority that's a huge disincentive.
At the last general election, Alan Duncan enjoyed a Conservative majority of nearly 13 thousand, one of the biggest in the East Midlands. The sole independent candidate in 2005 only attracted 37 votes and lost her deposit.
Elections can be an expensive business.
Hello. My name is John Hess. I'm the BBC's Political Editor for the East Midlands and this blog will offer my musings on the political scene from Westminster to closer to home. 
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