After years of being ignored and disparaged, the Liberal Democrats are suddenly the place to be. As well as a successful by-election, over the past few months a total of 6 MPs have joined the party, 3 ex-Labour and 3 ex-Conservative (the careful balancing suggests that there is a certain amount of stage management going… Continue reading #LDConf: Defective Nuance
Tag: defections
Tories lose 4 MPs in less than a year – will James Gray be number 5?
Quentin Davies – defected Andrew Pelling – whip withdrawn over allegations of wife-beating Derek Conway – whip withdrawn over expenses scandal Bob Spink – whip withdrawn before he could resign. Now a member of UKIP. My prediction at the start of the year that Cameron would have a bad year has remained unfulfilled, but this… Continue reading Tories lose 4 MPs in less than a year – will James Gray be number 5?
EXCLUSIVE: I’m confused about who is a Tory and who is Labour
Can someone sort this out for me. Earlier today, Pravdale was claiming that the Tories had claimed another Labour scalp in Ealing, but Comical Tommy is claiming this is balls. Yet Pravdale still hasn’t issued a correction – which in fairness to him he usually does do relatively promptly. Either way, this potentially explosive story… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: I’m confused about who is a Tory and who is Labour