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Does Chris Huhne think that he won’t be charged?

Does Chris Huhne think that he won’t be charged?

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News of the World June 19 2010 What do we make of his Times comments? The threat of criminal charges hovering over Chris Huhne, which really started with the NOTW revelations last year about an affair, are referred to in a pre-conference Times interivew with the Lib Dem energy secretary. The report notes: “Mr Huhne has long intrigued colleagues by appearing to shrug off the police investigation into his driving record, and accusations — which he denies — that he…

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Are the Lib Dems over the worst?

Are the Lib Dems over the worst?

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PB’s first conference season poll summary Today we start the 2011 conference season which is traditionally a time when we look at the state of each party. As happens every year the first to he staged is the Lib Dem one which like the other main parties is holding its annual gathering in a big city, Birmingham, rather than at the seaside. Labour, next week, are in Liverpool while the Tories head to Manchester once again. From a polling point…

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Should the “Huhne’s toast” punters be smiling?

Should the “Huhne’s toast” punters be smiling?

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Where does the latest news leave the betting? One of the problems with the overnight news about Chris Huhne is that you can read it either way. The Crown Prosecution Service, which has been studying the file to decide whether to prosecute, has asked Essex Police to make further inquiries into the claims that the Lib Dem cabinet minister tried to evade punishment for a speeding offence in 2003. It’s alleged that he asked his estranged wife to take penalty…

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Is it wise to bring Laws back so early?

Is it wise to bring Laws back so early?

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The Sun Surely they should have waited a year? There was a time when stories in the Sun like this one about David Laws were treated like official announcements. For long periods, particularly during the Blair years, the paper got scoop after scoop about the government’s intentions which turned out to be on the money. So what are we to make of today’s story that David Laws is about to make a return? Is it just standard Westminster village speculation…

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Will Miliband’s BSkyB move split the coalition?

Will Miliband’s BSkyB move split the coalition?

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Can Labour expect the support of LDs and even some Tories? Several people have asked for my view of which way the 57 Lib Dem will vote if Ed Miliband goes ahead with his plan to move a motion on News Corporation’s planned take-over of the parts of BSkyB that it doesn’t already own. The debate and vote would take place on Wednesday and so far today we’ve seen comments from Simon Hughes and Chris Huhne. My guess is that…

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Bleak news for the Lib Dems from the South-West

Bleak news for the Lib Dems from the South-West

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But will incumbency keep the losses down? There’s a poll out today from Marketing Means which has appalling news for Nick Clegg’s party about the state of opinion in one of their strong-holds, the SW of England. According to the hybrid phone/online poll the Tories are down one to 42%, Labour up 13 to 28% with the Lib Dem down from 35% in the region at the general election to just 16% now. On the face of it this would…

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It’s Grim Up North (especially for Lib Dems)

It’s Grim Up North (especially for Lib Dems)

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Click for video A guest piece from Harry Hayfield Back in the early 1990’s, a band calling themselves the KLF (or the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu or the JAMMS), launched a series of records that they hoped would define the 1990’s in terms of music – they had several number 1’s including a duet with Tammy Wynette and even a version of the Doctor Who theme. They then took a slight tangent and started producing works reflecting their political…

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Are the LDs on the way to regaining Labour tactical votes?

Are the LDs on the way to regaining Labour tactical votes?

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The Friday column by Henry G Manson Yesterday Mike asked if the NHS changes are helping Nick Clegg’s party? They don’t appear to be in terms of substantially changing the opinion polls for the yellows which is scraping around 8-12% depending on which poll you look at. However I am increasingly of the view the NHS will bear fruit in future elections and that a fair few Labour people to consider tactically voting for them to hurt Conservatives again in…

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