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Is Vince planning to leave the cabinet to become LD leader?

Is Vince planning to leave the cabinet to become LD leader?

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Would this position the yellows better for the general election? There’s a fascinating piece of speculation by Sue Cameron in the Telegraph about the Lib Dem leadership and the cabinet re-shuffle. She writes:– “..Interesting speculation… about Vince Cable, 69, the Business Secretary, who may step down with a view to becoming leader of the Lib Dems in the Commons. (The Lib Dem leader doesn’t have to be in the Cabinet even in coalition, and Nick Clegg could continue to be…

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Was Vince putting his hat into the ring for the LD leadership?

Was Vince putting his hat into the ring for the LD leadership?

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Could the 69 year old be serious? Five years ago when Ming Campbell decided to step down as Lib Dem leader Vince didn’t put his name forward because he and others thought that his age would be against him. He’s now 69 and his FT interview this morning has set off a buzz that he might indeed be considering such a possibility. His response when the question was put was that he “wouldn’t exclude it” which is further than anything…

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How long will Nick Clegg remain as leader of the Lib Dems?

How long will Nick Clegg remain as leader of the Lib Dems?

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When will Nick Clegg cease to be leader of the Lib Dems? Before May 31st 2013 June 2013 – May 2014 June 2014 – May 2015 June 2015 – May, 2016 June 2016 or after      Take part in the PB Wisdom Survey On the face of it the party leader whose position is most precarious is Nick Clegg whose party has seen a dramatic decline since the heady days of the 2010 general election. The Lib Dem polling…

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Should Vince take Polly’s advice?

Should Vince take Polly’s advice?

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Over at the Guardian, Polly is offering advice to Vince Cable, the headline says Now is the perfect time for Liberal Democrats to wield the knife Nick Clegg is finished. But if Vince Cable leads an anti-austerity rebellion, he can help save his party and the UK economy too Last week we had Vince publicly discussing that the coalition would disengage before the General Election, and over the weekend a story emerged Vince and other Lib Dems were having secret…

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Should Cameron reshuffle this Summer?

Should Cameron reshuffle this Summer?

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David Herdson on a cabinet reshuffle. If so, who goes, stays, moves and arrives? One feature of the coalition government has been how stable ministerial appointments have been.  The great majority of those appointed in 2010 are not only still in office but still in the same office.  When ministers have left the government, the ensuing reshuffles have been very vertical affairs with little movement within the same rank. One major reason for this is that it’s far harder to…

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Will Norm and Ed be the Lib Dem re-shuffle winners?

Will Norm and Ed be the Lib Dem re-shuffle winners?

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What’ll this do to their leadership chances? We are nearly eighteen months into the coalition government and we are starting to get speculation about the first re-shuffle. Who will be the losers and who will be the winners? No doubt there’ll be lots coming out from the Tory side at their conference the week after next. As to the Lib Dems two of the names that are emerging are Clegg’s Chief Parliamentary and Political Adviser, Norman Lamb (left in the…

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Is the coalition now set to run the full course?

Is the coalition now set to run the full course?

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Will Weathercock’s big bets be losers? PB regulars will know that over the past 18 months one of the site’s most long-standing posters, Weathercock, has been predicting doom and gloom for the coalition and agreed a range of wagers that it will all have broken down by the end of October 2011. Well judging by the polling and the mood here at the LD conference in Birmingham the chances of an early break-down of the coalition look slim. Weathercock will…

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Is Tim Farron the Lib Dem Rick Perry?

Is Tim Farron the Lib Dem Rick Perry?

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Is his appeal restricted to the party faithful? Watching Tim Farron’s speech to the Lib Dem conference and the enthusiastic reaction he got from many delegates I got a feeling that maybe we were seeing a yellow version of Rick Perry. Farron’s big moment was when he declared that the coalition was temporary – a message that seemed to resonate. Perry, of course, is the governor of Texas whose entry to the Republican nomination race last month has been startling….

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