Lembit Opik played a minor part in British politics. No policy can be attributed to him. His own party no doubt cringed, frequently, at his
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Paddy Ashdown has produced one of the best quotes of the post election period, inadvertently, by saying something like “The electorate have spoken but we’re
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These are idle musings on the scenarios now developing in Westminster. First, don’t expect Brown to quit until Clegg tells him to do so. Second,
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It’s beyond me. But that’s the offer Cameron has just made.

General Election 2010: Nick Clegg says Conservatives have the right to govern – Telegraph. Nick Clegg has said the Tories have a right to try
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This from the BBC web site a few minutes ago: Nothing on earth can justify that. 47% of the votes and 89% of the seats
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The Tories are on the margins of European politics. Allies of homophobes, xenophobes and anti-semites they are a laughing stock on the international stage, rightly
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Debt crisis: Panic on Wall Street, stonewalling in Europe | Business | The Guardian . It’s clear Europe is now in economic crisis: a crisis
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Blogs are meant to be streams of consciousness. This is what this one is! How to feel this morning? Delighted the Tories have not got
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