Nigel Farage has made an offer the Tories shouldn't refuse | Simon Jenkins

The Tories are simply too unpopular to turn down a Ukip pact in local elections – it might just keep them in power

Ukip's offer not to stand against local Conservative candidates who agree with its policies should be a no-brainer for the Tories. Bring it on. Why should the party order a Eurosceptic Tory MP to commit suicide, just because David Cameron dislikes the Ukip leader, Nigel Farage? Why should the Tories collectively deny themselves any way of securing a majority in the next parliament...