Monthly Archives: November 2010

…Cable doesn’t need enemies.

I’ve never been very keen on ‘slates’. The notion that someone should expect me to vote for them because someone else who I may possibly have heard of or like just seems a tad lazy. Convince me by your argument, … Continue reading →

It would appear that the leaflet below was being circulated by Liberal Democrats in Scotland until a couple of weeks ago. According to a Scottish Liberal Democrat spokeswoman the leaflet has been withdrawn, and anyway, Vince Cable in comparing it … Continue reading →

…tells a story, don’t it. Brilliant.

An apologist for the US Government on Radio 5 Live has just defended the US phone tapping of the UN Secretary General revealed in the Wikileaks by saying, “That is not about spying. That is about gathering intelligence.” This could … Continue reading →

The latest stitch-up being cobbled together by the Liberal Democrats to get them off the hook over tuition fees would appear to be a suggestion that all Liberal Democrats abstain on the vote, be they members of the government or … Continue reading →

As Enoch Powell once said, “a politician complaining about the press is like a sailor complaining about the sea.” But in Powell’s day the media was nothing like as bad as the craven viperous bunch we have today. John Major, … Continue reading →

You do sometimes have to wonder what planet these people live on. Mike Smithson speculates this morning that in the wake of the recent “media hammering” Ed Miliband has had to endure he may be replaced by Yvette Cooper before … Continue reading →

Tom Watson reproduces here a leaflet by Elwyn Watkins, the Liberal Democrat candidate in Oldham and Saddleworth. As you can see, Elwyn tells us: Too many people today won’t stand up for what they believe in. I’m not one of … Continue reading →

There is speculation in The Times today that senior Liberal Democrat members of the government are preparing to abstain on the tuition fees vote in order to be seen to be sticking to their pre-election pledge to students. Nick Clegg … Continue reading →