I get the impression that Guy Aitchison is getting frustrated with me. While conceding that the Lib Dems need to take more risks, I keep dismissing suggestions that we should do things like David Marquand’s idea about self-organising elections to the Lords (my response here) and Mark Littlewood’s idea about fielding a candidate in Buckingham… Continue reading Taking risks is about more than stunts
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The Liberal Democrat post-credit crunch economic policy. A blow by blow account.
John Harris wonders why the Liberal Democrat party faithful seems so incapable of defining what the Liberal Democrats stand for, unlike the masterful Vince Cable. A clue may come in the fact that the party’s core message on the economy has changed in a significant way on at least eleven separate occasions over the last… Continue reading The Liberal Democrat post-credit crunch economic policy. A blow by blow account.
Neal Lawson and James Graham: All your base are belong to us
The cat is now well and truly out of the bag and it will be interesting to see how the blogosphere responds. Beyond the usual “OMG!!1! YOU’VE SOLD OUT TO ZaNuPFLieBore!?!11!” of course. I thought I’d add a few comments here in a vain attempt to clear a few things up and prebut some of… Continue reading Neal Lawson and James Graham: All your base are belong to us