Dr Shahrar Ali is a Green party candidate for London at the MEP elections and a local candidate for Willesden. But what makes him stand out from his colleagues is his doctoral thesis: Shahrar’s PhD is focused on lying and deception in public life. With the European Elections taking place on 22 May, this film follows Shahrar as he speaks at hustings with members from the big 3 parties and UKIP, all the while displaying how politics might be more about networking and people skills rather than making grand speeches.