Mrs Tolhurst, who runs a marine survey business, agrees that this is a peculiar statement, given that she is a prospective parliamentary candidate and currently sits on Medway Council. But it appears to be the sort of thing one needs to say to be elected as a politician in this climate – and it goes down well with Lewis Giles, the 80-year-old voter we are talking to, who thinks David Cameron “is way up in the clouds” but says Mrs Tolhurst has secured his backing.