tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post965246439179820789..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Iain Dale's Hoisting by His Own PetardStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-68369492368948976792009-06-21T22:24:22.082+01:002009-06-21T22:24:22.082+01:00Ah but Iain this is the first Westminster test of ...Ah but Iain this is the first Westminster test of the party that actually has said what they would do about reform against the big two who merely say something needs to be done. The landscape has changed pretty much everywhere.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-25255216868930549102009-06-21T22:11:42.053+01:002009-06-21T22:11:42.053+01:00Stephen, I know Norwich North like the back of my ...Stephen, I know Norwich North like the back of my hand. If you trust me on nothing else, trust me on this. The LibDems do not have a cat in hell's chance in Norwich North. They've never done anything there in a general election and rarely bother even leafleting let alone canvassing. They had a few councillors in the Broadland part of the constituency but most of them have now been ousted by the Conservatives.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-30527033869138216602009-06-21T22:01:09.179+01:002009-06-21T22:01:09.179+01:00Besides Iain before Norwich North disappears under...Besides Iain before Norwich North disappears under the <a href="http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2009/06/21/iain-dale-calls-lib-dem-candidate-a-whore/" rel="nofollow">boundary changes</a> may as well have somebody who is seeking to represent at least some of them in the future. <br /><br />Pity there weren't more Scotish by elections in the last parliament as that argument would I'm sure have been redundent then also.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-60093693818749466732009-06-21T21:57:53.667+01:002009-06-21T21:57:53.667+01:00Ah but Iain you're missing the point. Norfolk ...Ah but Iain you're missing the point. Norfolk Lib Dems are saying we have a chance to win Norwich North and why wait to get April in Westminster until Gordon says she can get there when she can be there in weeks.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-32039060296139074522009-06-21T21:14:06.230+01:002009-06-21T21:14:06.230+01:00Haha. Good try. But you miss part of the point. An...Haha. Good try. But you miss part of the point. And that is that Norfolk LibDems have been trying to make out that they will win Broadland (not something Glasgow Tories will have ever said, I'd have thought). Surely Broadland voters will look askance at a candidate who will just be perceived as having an eye on the main chance.<br /><br />I repeat, what would people have said if I had abandoned North Norfolk for Tunrbidge Wells in 2004 (it never occurred to me, by the way)? You and I both know the answer.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.com