With just a few days to go now until the ballot closes, the Lib Dem leadership contenders are starting to bring out the big guns. Alarmed by the “increasingly confident” Simon Hughes’ coup of not just “Bingo” Bob Russell but also Charles Kennedy’s brother-in-law (a man of such seniority within the party that he is… Continue reading Things hot up
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Simon’s Dodgy Dossier
A spokesman for Simon Hughes said: “My feelings – as usual – we will slaughter them all.” Quoth Mr Hughes: Although the race is close, the evidence is that I have a slight lead with the other two battling it out for second place. Good luck to Simon, and I’m really pleased for him if… Continue reading Simon’s Dodgy Dossier
Renewing Liberal Britain
A couple of weeks ago I critiqued Jeremy Hargreaves’ take on what the Lib Dems’ narrative should be. But it isn’t good enough simply to criticise; far too few people are taking part in this crucial debate and so I thought it was time to try and work out some tentative ideas of my own.… Continue reading Renewing Liberal Britain