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Chris Huhne writes: Don’t underestimate the Lib Dems

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Chris Huhne writes: Don’t underestimate the Lib Dems

Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

The new conventional wisdom at Westminster is that the Conservatives are heading for an overall majority at the next election, and that the Liberal Democrats are therefore bound to take a pounding. On this view, the Lib Dems’ fortunes are inextricably linked with Labour and we are supposed to lose seats as we did when [...]

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Is this optimism justified?

politicalbetting.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

Or is Chris Hune indulging in a little wishful thinking? Chris Huhne, the Lib Dem spokesman on Home Affairs, has written an article for LibDem Voice that seeks to reassure activists the party will in fact do better at the next election than the prophets of doom suggest. He writes: “The new conventional wisdom at Westminster is [...]