Those not sharing Tom Harris’ fondness for Doctor Who will be blissfully unaware that “Sontarans” are a fictional extra-terrestrial humanoids likened to “a talking baked potato”. The resemblance between our friends from outer space and Spud-U-Like Eric Pickles is not lost on The Mirror’s Kevin Maguire:
Indeed, the following scientific comparison seems to indicate the Sontarans may be Eric’s wrinklier, sun-loving cousins:
So does the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government hail not from West Yorkshire but, in fact, the southern spiral arm of the galaxy?
The people should be told!
