Although our reasons for voting may differ, as well as our views on what issues are the most important, we share the same political background.This similarity between us makes for enlightening and affirming political conversations as opposed to heated debates filled with eye rolls.

While the 54-year-old politician (and contemporary folk singer!Both have distinctly pig noses (in live shows, the actors simply hold their noses up with tape). " (regardless of whether or not any shouting is actually going on) and challenge people with the question, "Are you local?Despite being complete outsiders to most of the other action in the show, they have become, arguably, the most popular and identifiable characters. ", dismissing those who reply "no" with, "This is a local shop, for local people; there's nothing for you here" — one of the show's best-known catch phrases. " with both hope and fear mixed in her voice, but is afraid that visitors may take her "precious things" from the shelves of the shop (in particular, the snow globes on the counter).Edward, who claims to have served in the armed forces and had been in "a war" (presumably Oman or the Falklands), has a distrust of outsiders and is likely to emerge from the back of the shop saying "Hello, hello? Tubbs (real name Tulip), though also scared of newcomers, dreams of visiting the "bright lights" of towns and cities (usually Swansea; also places such as London and Plymouth), whose existence Edward has tried to keep from her ("There is a Swansea! Tubbs has a childlike innocence which is only guided towards malevolent ends by Edward's influence.Edward and Tubbs have a son, David, who was a mild-mannered civil engineer responsible for building a new road threatening to link Royston Vasey to the outside world; after they reunite at the end of Series 1, his parents keep him locked up in the attic, where he develops a bestial nature.