Where Now for the Libdems? Libdems: The Future Libdems: The Future Westminster Editor James Cusick Looks at What Is Next for a Party Picking Itself Up Off the Ground
Sunday Herald › January 09, 2006
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SENIOR figures in the Liberal Democrats yesterday tried as best they could to pretend that the manner of Charles Kennedy's departure and the immediate aftermath of his political assassination will leave them down but essentially undamaged. Political reality will, however, be far more difficult for the LibDems.
Regardless of who becomes the next leader - currently a caretaker in the form of Sir Menzies Campbell, perhaps later a moderniser such as Mark Oaten will take over - Kennedy's messy execution has damaged the credibility of a party which less than a year ago had been making serious claims about its ability to become the real opposition in British politics.See the full content of this document
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Where Now for the Libdems? Libdems: The Future Libdems: The Future Westminster Editor James Cusick Looks at What Is Next for a Party Picking Itself Up Off the Ground
Dr Evan Harris, the LibDem science spokesman, insisted that his party were politically united despite the events of the last week. On examination, that is far from the case.
Nick Harvey, the North Devon MP, best summed...See the full content of this document
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