On the one hand, this story is yet another example of the paranoia that is dominating the police at the moment. It is telling that the only MP who seems to be happy about the situation is a man who had the whip withdrawn for assault allegations (now dropped). On the other hand, it does… Continue reading Andrew Pelling MP becomes punchline to much loved joke
Month: January 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Chamali Fernando quits the Lib Dems
I was woken this morning by texts asking if I’d heard that Chamali Fernando – putative candidate for London mayor and sister of party president candidate Chandila Fernando – has resigned the party. It transpires that his is apparently true. No word as to why, but I understand it happened before the vote on tuition… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Chamali Fernando quits the Lib Dems
Tory candidates put on watch
This is probably little more than pre-election nerves, but Michael Crick has been having fun with it: The Conservative Party high command is so worried about some of David Cameron’s Parliamentary candidates that they’ve started holding meetings every two weeks to monitor what they call a “watch-list” of those “have the potential to embarrass the… Continue reading Tory candidates put on watch