tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post113500487535856892..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Nicking the LibDem Leadership?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135168163731779102005-12-21T12:29:00.000+00:002005-12-21T12:29:00.000+00:00Bridgford, well, yes and no. Yes in the sense that...Bridgford, well, yes and no. Yes in the sense that I know who it is, but no in that I'm not prepared to put it on here for fear of being sued. Been there, done that once before!Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135101677826117732005-12-20T18:01:00.000+00:002005-12-20T18:01:00.000+00:00Oaten is tired and yawning because he's been baby-...Oaten is tired and yawning because he's been baby-sitting for the Kennedy's... or maybe not.Guido Fawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091277669318213298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135076406283925592005-12-20T11:00:00.000+00:002005-12-20T11:00:00.000+00:00Nick Clegg would be good, if only to put a stop to...Nick Clegg would be good, if only to put a stop to John Hemming's takeover plans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135036677540671762005-12-19T23:57:00.000+00:002005-12-19T23:57:00.000+00:00micky, you're absolutely right. I should have type...micky, you're absolutely right. I should have typed oxymoron. I shall correct it now!Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135034986345985772005-12-19T23:29:00.000+00:002005-12-19T23:29:00.000+00:00I think you need to look up the word 'tautology' i...I think you need to look up the word 'tautology' in a dictionary, Iain.<BR/><BR/>Jus' sayin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135033131179101352005-12-19T22:58:00.000+00:002005-12-19T22:58:00.000+00:00Disinterested? Uninterested? Always such a tricky ...Disinterested? Uninterested? Always such a tricky one to get right.<BR/><BR/>Shoots panda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135017480166834082005-12-19T18:38:00.000+00:002005-12-19T18:38:00.000+00:00Thurso can't possibly stand as there would be the ...Thurso can't possibly stand as there would be the inevitable vexed questions over whether he has ever waxed his moustache. He could say, "we have all made mistakes as young peers of the realm but I can only reiterate that I have never waxed since becoming an MP". But the issue will always be there to haunt him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135016701351009192005-12-19T18:25:00.000+00:002005-12-19T18:25:00.000+00:00Hello, Mr Clegg gets my vote for being very, very ...Hello, Mr Clegg gets my vote for being very, very good looking indeed. Woof.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135016215141718172005-12-19T18:16:00.000+00:002005-12-19T18:16:00.000+00:00Clegg is oddly popular in the Lib Dems actually. I...Clegg is oddly popular in the Lib Dems actually. I'd expect him to be the Leader after Menzies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135015390522522592005-12-19T18:03:00.000+00:002005-12-19T18:03:00.000+00:00I think the big issue comes down to which directio...I think the big issue comes down to which direction would the Lib Dems rather be seen to move in. If they move left then they probably would have to pick Hughes, if they fancy a move right I'd say they *should* pick Laws (probably the best intellectual the party has) but Oaten would probably be higher-profile.<BR/><BR/>I'd ideally like to see someone who's not been mentioned (and hasn't really be in the Commons long enough to get a strong reputation yet), John Thurso. He's always considered, balanced and an excellent speaker. Yet I doubt he'd ever stand whilst Kennedy's in the race (and even then he doesn't strike me as the ambitious kind - shame).Aidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963489265932062549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1135007717868913302005-12-19T15:55:00.000+00:002005-12-19T15:55:00.000+00:00An interesting post. I am a Lib Dem but for once y...An interesting post. I am a Lib Dem but for once you actually are thinking more or less what I am thinking! If Kennedy goes I would expect it to boil down to Campbell versus a younger option, most likely Clegg or Davey (people like your old adversary would also be good although those are the ones who would want it). Oaten is widely touted not least by himself but I would not expect him to figure. Hughes is a busted flush. I very much like Laws and think his radical thinking and work rate are excellent (he easily outshone Rifkind in the months he was at work and pensions) but doubt his leadership credentials as sadly he is not Mr Charisma - a Willetts figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com