Fleet commander Knobhead has surprised the DDS (and no doubt annoyed The Orchid) by announcing he will be standing in the DDS Commander election against her. Knobhead has a strange image in the DDS. He is competant, even sometimes shows glimpses of brilliance, as a fleet commander and is popular with his men. However he lacks the charisma and vision to really be a "big beast" in the DDS.
Knobhead said he would be the "continuity candidate" and would maintain Windscorpion's "successful policies". Knobhead said the DDS needed stability and careful operation in these times of unpredictable change. The Orchid, on her blog, said that the DDS needed change. "To meet the challenges of the future we need a wide-ranging raft of measures to produce a leaner, tighter DDS. We cannot sit back and let things happen we need to be out there changing the universe to suit us."
Sea Urchin will announce the date of the election tomorrow after the deadline for people to announce they are standing.
