Googling the Salisbury Conservative candidates
When you've got 187 job applications to whittle down to a shortlist of six there's a lot of reading and talking to do.
And with all the stuff about Conservative HQ leaning on local parties to get their A listers promoted, choosing the replacement for a safe seat is a sensitive subject at the best of times.
So the Salisbury team had a dilemma on their way to London for a vital meeting earlier this month when the train was halted in the snow.
Rather than let the selection timetable slip I'm told they dreamt up a system of codes for the candidates under consideration and got on with choosing in a crowded carriage.
After the problems in South Norfolk when the committee were told they should have properly googled the background of Liz Truss perhaps they should have had internet access.
But this is an Open Primary, so you can do the job and help select for them. Here are the links for the final six. If you find anything dodgy post your thoughts below. We'll be live from Salisbury on this week's Politics Show so I'll pass the comments on!
Victoria Atkins - www.victoria-atkins.com
Ian Axton - www.ianaxton.netFleur Butler - www.fleurbutler.co.uk
John Glen - www.johnglen.org
Jeremy Quin - www.jeremyquin.com
Zehra Zaidi - www.zehrazaidi.org.uk
Welcome to the hustings! I'm Peter Henley, the BBC's political reporter in the south of England. From parish councils in Sussex, to European politics in Oxford, this is the blog for you. 
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