tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post2113147633889273709..comments2024-03-29T01:48:46.501+00:00Comments on A Liberal Goes A Long Way: A dose of sunshine for Lib Dems everywhereStephen Tallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720133001571029678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post-75107150058416990962007-05-24T10:05:00.000+01:002007-05-24T10:05:00.000+01:00Yes, but if you don't vote against something, then...Yes, but if you don't vote against something, then you don't get to complain about it, surely.<BR/><BR/><I>Particularly</I> if you are party leader Ming Campbell, who not only didn't vote, but had the cheek to send me an email saying that the Lib Dems had opposed the vote from the beginning. A 97-70 victory looks a lot closer than a 97-30 victory.<BR/><BR/>Shame on Lib Dem MPs who couldn't be bothered to turn out for an important vote that would mark the Lib Dems out as being a party of conscience.sanbikinoraionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823745465626270567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post-8473858177419529162007-05-23T13:56:00.000+01:002007-05-23T13:56:00.000+01:00Kendrick - most would have been in their constitue...Kendrick - most would have been in their constituencies, I imagine. <BR/><BR/>Let's be clear: this was a Tory-sponsored bill smiled on the Labour government. Even if all 63 LDs had been present, the Tory/Labour coalition would still have won the vote.Stephen Tallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720133001571029678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post-45203511247968650512007-05-23T12:00:00.000+01:002007-05-23T12:00:00.000+01:00Only 27 people voted against the FOI amendment. Wh...Only 27 people voted against the FOI amendment. Where were the Lib Dems then, eh?sanbikinoraionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823745465626270567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post-39548314529619201532007-05-23T04:06:00.000+01:002007-05-23T04:06:00.000+01:00"Sorry, but it bores me: it’s Heat-style journalis..."Sorry, but it bores me: it’s Heat-style journalism for Guardian readers."<BR/><BR/>Yes, Guardian readers who read The Times, if you follow the link. Still, it's a nice use of a lazy and inaccurate, thought-free, credentials-establishing epithet.<BR/><BR/>Good stuff.Nathaniel Tapleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672616906844204560noreply@blogger.com