“The pen is mightier than the sword” for a Green candidate preparing to take on his fifth general election in the borough. Michael de Whalley was officially put forward as the Green Party’s nominee for the North West Norfolk seat at the start of this month. He has stood in the constituency since 2010, and has also served on the borough council since 2019 – being appointed as a cabinet member last year. His story is an interesting one – he joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadron at Marham shortly before 9/11, and subsequently served in Iraq in 2003. It was his time there, where he develop…