tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post113451054072055102..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: EXCLUSIVE: LibDems Plan No Confidence Vote in KennedyIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1134579093089652162005-12-14T16:51:00.000+00:002005-12-14T16:51:00.000+00:00Well, leaders who issues "back me or sack me" thre...Well, leaders who issues "back me or sack me" threats never do well even if they do survive. <BR/><BR/>Kennedy is in trouble, because the last election was fought on their issues and so they should have done better. As it is, all they can look forward to (unless the Conservtives implode, which is not going to happen)is decline.<BR/><BR/>Realistically they need to find a way to be more than a repository for protest votes (and votes for local service). That's going to upset one group of their activists either way...James Hellyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087240576156086979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1134577191963904962005-12-14T16:19:00.000+00:002005-12-14T16:19:00.000+00:00Raised voices in a Lib Dem shadow cabinet meeting?...Raised voices in a Lib Dem shadow cabinet meeting?Good.They are the biggest bunch of dishonest charlatans in modern politics and as we all know they've got some stiff competition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1134519749848854922005-12-14T00:22:00.000+00:002005-12-14T00:22:00.000+00:00I would have to tip my pal Lembit Opik. He's the p...I would have to tip my pal Lembit Opik. He's the perfect opposition star gazer!Richard Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849882698277474267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1134515488372744282005-12-13T23:11:00.000+00:002005-12-13T23:11:00.000+00:00The situation with the Lib Dems is a win-win for t...The situation with the Lib Dems is a win-win for the Tories. If Chatshow Charlie stays in place, he will continue to be eclipsed by the revived Cameron-led Conservatives. If he is disloged, the choice of potential leaders is fairly limited, and most of them are uninspiring.<BR/><BR/>The only person I think who could stabilise the party is Menzies Campbell. I use the world stabilise becuase I think that, at least for now, the Lib Dems have reached their celing. They have little chance of making further progress; the only hope they have is to try and cling on to the seats they already have. At the next election Labour will retake most of the seats they lost to the Lib Dems in May to extraordinary results (eg. Manchester Withington), and the Conservatives have the potential to sweep the seats they have held in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com