Month: January 2006
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At long last, the leadership election is starting bring out real issues, with both Ming Campbell and Chris Huhne starting to develop their policy stalls. Simon Hughes meanwhile is still stuck in willy waving mode. From what I’ve read, Ming’s policy document is quite impressive. I need to go through it in more detail, but…
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Grim times are ahead, if an official government report on global warming is to be believed. So what, you might ask, is our government going to do about it? You will be delighted to know that Environment Minister has declared that now is the time for “action, not warm words“. The only slight problem is…
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The Huhne and Campbell camps are having a pissing contest at the moment over who has the most council leaders supporting them. Anyone with more time on their hands than me want to work out who has the most according to population size? Clearly, the fact that they are spending all their time on such…
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You’ve got to wonder. Both Nick Assinder and Guido appear to think the phrase “straight choice” is a reference to a candidate’s sexuality and not a common term to mean “simple”. Given that the Labour candidate in the Dunfermline and West Fife is 8 months pregnant, I don’t think anyone is suggesting she hasn’t had…
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Jonathan Calder adds to my consternation about why Harold Elletson is in the Lib Dems.