tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post194960602045348684..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Ros Scott Not Seeking Re-election as PresidentStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-1993837082029211612010-09-11T12:58:59.974+01:002010-09-11T12:58:59.974+01:00We need a new party president who sees the realiti...We need a new party president who sees the realities of the coalition and realises it will destroy our activist and councillor base and put the party back twenty years.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-5787120458732970522010-09-10T20:57:47.157+01:002010-09-10T20:57:47.157+01:00Thanks James she certainly was.
When she stood in...Thanks James she certainly was.<br /><br />When she stood in 2008 she was standing to get the party structure sorted out. To be a conduit to reconnect the grass-roots to the Westminster village based head (as well as its other branches). This she has been very successful in doing.<br /><br />However, with the coalition in may she sees the requirements of the Party President has changed. In her statement that I linked to she feels it is time "to pass on the baton", to "a strong media performer and tough campaigner" who will articulate the Liberal Democrats' distinctive values and identity.<br /><br />She says she feels she could do the job, but maybe isn't the best person for the new shaping of the role without job description that has changed.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-2602375790914773842010-09-10T20:49:17.043+01:002010-09-10T20:49:17.043+01:00She looked like she'd be a strong candidate, l...She looked like she'd be a strong candidate, looking from the outside - how many party presidents can you say that about? Why's she leaving?James Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707473889170111139noreply@blogger.com