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Willie Rennie12,391 35.8% +15.6
Labour10,59130.6%-16.8
SNP7,261 21.0% + 2.1
Conservative2,7027.8%- 2.5
Swing Labour to Lib Dems16.2%
Swing Conservative to Lib Dems 9.1%
Swing SNP to Lib Dems6.8%

well done, Willie Rennie, MP - and his campaign team

well, we took ourselves off to see Ming Campbell speak at the Bristol City ground on Friday night. He had a nasty cough, and looked tired but, as I suspected, he has my vote for Libdem leader. I've never liked Sim Hughes, and I don't know anything about Chris Who?ne ( Read more... )

from a letter in today's Times"Sir, Alcoholics, like other addicts, are dishonest, manipulative and scheming. Are these not the exact qualities required to be a successful party leader these days?"

[edit]and"Sir, Leading the Liberal Democrats as a reforming alcoholic should be no problem. After all, we have a reformed one running the world’s only ( Read more... )