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Spectator - The Magazine (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
There was a sad moment in The Family (Channel 4, Wednesday) this week when Dad, the very long-suffering Simon Hughes, is inspecting his daughters’ bedroom, and doesn’t like what he sees. He has been assured that the room is neat and clean, so he responds with a blast of sarcasm. ‘Oh, look at this tidy, tidy, tidy room, oh crumbs, how tidy it is, all this stuff doesn’t exist, it’s a figment of my imagination...’...
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Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Last night I joined Simon Hughes ands the new Liberal Democrat PPC for Bethnal Green and Bow, Ajmal Masroor, to break the fast with an iftar meal with Tower Hamlets local party stalwarts and some leading members of the Banglatown community in one of the biggest restaurants in Brick Lane. The place was heaving, and [...]
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Liberal England (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
You can find it on her campaign website : You are about to elect a new Party President. Our existing President, Simon Hughes, will end his term of office on December 31st - the election of his successor is a chance for you to decide who will be, in the words of the Constitution, "the principal public representative of the Party and Chair of the Federal Executive". Constitutionally it's a key role,...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
From an email to party members: One of the most important features of our party is our “one member, one vote” democracy. Nominations closed yesterday for the position of Party President. All paid up party members will soon choose the person who is to take over from Simon Hughes for 2009 and 2010. The next [...]
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Valleys Mam (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
I just heard on radio Wales that the erstwhile Lembit Opik is standing down as Liberal Democrat housing spokesman to concentrate on his campaign to succeed Simon Hughes as the party's president.Or has he felt Glyn's breath at his back may be. He is facing two rivals in the presidency election - Baroness Scott and Chandila Fernando.he hands his housing portfolio over to Julia Goldsworthy. Voting for...
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ORDOVICIUS (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Lembit Opik is standing down as Liberal Democrat housing spokesman to concentrate on his campaign to succeed Simon Hughes as the party's president. No doubt he has been encouraged to do this by his colleagues in Wales.
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
The BBC website gives us the low-down on the various ins and outs of the minor shadow cabinet reshuffle and a new entrant to the Lib Dem presidential race: Lembit Opik is standing down as Liberal Democrat housing spokesman to concentrate on his campaign to succeed Simon Hughes as the party’s president. A Lib Dem spokesman [...]
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
A final round-up of speeches by Shadow Cabinet members from party conference in Bournemouth. First off, here’s Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader Vince Cable: Simon Hughes gave an impassioned final conference speech as President of the Liberal Democrats: And finally, rounding off conference, Nick Clegg’s barnstorming Leader’s speech:
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Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
The final part of the Telegraph's Top 50 Liberal Democrats list appears today HERE . I missed off 11-21 yesterday, so I list that here too. 1. Nick Clegg 2. Vince Cable 3. Chris Huhne 4. Chris Rennard 5. Paddy Ashdown 6. Charles Kennedy 7. David Laws 8. Simon Hughes 9. Danny Alexander 10. Paul Marshall 11. Shirley Williams 12. Norman Baker 13. Tom McNally 14. Ed Davey 15. Lord Carlile 16. Evan Harris...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Outgoing Liberal Democrat president Simon Hughes tells Hélène Mulholland he's enjoyed his time in the job
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Process Guy (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
I have blogged a fair bit about the role of the President of the Liberal Democrats and I do have a particular stance on what the job should be about. So it isn't surprising that I haven't taken an interest in the campaign for the election of a new President to take over from Simon Hughes MP. My original intention was to remain neutral, publicly at least, until the last minute so that I could use
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PM (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
at the Liberal democrat conference in Bournemouth. The BBC stand is in the centre of the exhibition hall. Later I'll be talking to Simon Hughes the current party president here and trying to set up a debate between the two candidates vying for his job. I'll be here when I speak to you at 5.30... (Actually George our producer and I haven't been doing any work at all. We've been on the Test Your Strength...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Here at Lib Dem Voice, we will of course be maintaining strict neutrality during the forthcoming contest to decide who should be the next president of the party, when Simon Hughes‘ four-year tenure ends in a couple of months. Baroness Ros Scott’s well-oiled campaign launched earlier this month on the day nominations opened. And it [...]
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Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
I have braved the conference hall to listen to a Q and A session with Steve Richards and Nick Clegg. At the moment I am listening to Simon Hughes speak at the tail end of a debate on pensions. Interestingly, not a single person clapped him as he walked on to the stage. It was rather sad really. Looking round the conference hall, it's interesting to look at the demographics. This is the seventh LibDem...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
All this week, Lib Dem Voice will be publishing the results of our September survey of party members conducted through Liberty Research via our private members’ forum. This is the second of our monthly surveys – if you have ideas for future survey questions, please email me at stephen - stephen.hat.libdemvoice.org.spam.com (this is spam bot [...]
