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Paddy Ashdown chez Chris Rennard

jonathanfryer wrote 6 days ago: Few local party fundraisers attract three members of the House of Lords, even when one of them is th … more →

Tags: Caroline Pidgeon, Chris Rennard, Copenhagen, David Cameron, gordon brown, Jean Paul Sartre, Kennington, Lambeth, Ros Scott

BBC Question Time | Salma Yaqoob | 10.12.091 comment

Birmingham Respect wrote 1 week ago: Salma Yaqoob defends British soldiers and innocent Afghan civilians against a war which has been irr … more →

Tags: News, Salma Yaqoob, videos, Afghan, Afghanistan, BBC, Bring our Troops Home, civilians, David Dimbleby

‘There’s been a missile attack at Heathrow you’ll have to do the Today Programme!’ – The Press Officer’s Guide Lesson 11 – Be Prepared for anything!

johnault wrote 1 week ago: With the IRA attacking Heathrow Paddy's plane was delayed and so I had to do the Today Programme … more →

Tags: British Political History, Cornish politics, uk politics, Westcountry Politics, Colin Breed, IRA, South East Cornwall, "today programme"

BBC Question Time - a step too far?

Lisa Harding wrote 1 week ago: In my Bronchitis filled mind somewhere between pondering whether to have Sainsbury’s butter ch … more →

Tags: Politics, General, liberal democrats, BBC Question Time, Wootton Bassett, Steve Bucknell

‘Paddy Ashdown to welcome former Social Democrat David Owen to the Liberal Democrats today…’ – The Press Officer’s Guide Lesson 5 – Have a good hook in your press release!1 comment

johnault wrote 3 weeks ago: The press release acted as the perfect hook for the local media who knew of the ongoing split betwee … more →

Tags: uk politics, British Political History, liberal democrats, european elections, sdp, David Owen

Agent’s Training 6 – The emergency kit to get through a by-election!

johnault wrote 1 month ago: The book on how to deal with difficult people was an obvious addition to my top drawer at the by-ele … more →

Tags: British Political History, uk politics, Charles Kennedy, Hilary Stephenson, liberal democrats, Scotch Whisky, Wigan By-Election

Hypocrisy or Naivety?

faithcatalyst wrote 1 month ago: Hypocrisy or Naivety? Those who might occasionally stumble across this blog site will know a) that I … more →

Tags: Life Experiences, Afghanistan, Americans, islamic fundamentalist terrorists, Nick Horne, Remembrance Sunday, Russians

The Candidate’s Aide’s Briefing – Lesson 2 - Helicopters1 comment

johnault wrote 1 month ago: When Paddy Ashdown tells you to 'close all orifices' in a moving vehicle you take notice! ‘O … more →

Tags: uk politics, UK Travel, British Political History, liberal democrats, Tim Farron, Eddisbury By-Election, Hilary Stephenson, Charles Kennedy, Wigan By-Election

The Guide for Canvassers - Lesson 1 - The Basics

johnault wrote 1 month ago: The Elgin Marbles - it would surprise you the issues that voters will bring up on the doorstep! Foll … more →

Tags: uk politics, Art & Culture, British Political History, liberal democrats, SDP/Liberal Alliance, elgin marbles, Knowsley North By-election, Robert Kilroy-Silk, rosie cooper

Bosnia: Weighing the Options

Marko Attila Hoare wrote 2 months ago: These days, even the most ardent Bosnian patriot or foreign friend of Bosnia-Hercegovina finds it di … more →

Tags: Balkans, Bosnia, former yugoslavia, NATO, Serbia, Boris Tadic, Croatia, Dayton Accords, Georgia

Cheltenham Literature Festival 2009 preview - Sarah Smyth

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Tags: melvyn bragg, Cheltenham Literature Festival, mariella frostrup, the book show, Jeremy Paxman, Cherie Blair, Simon Armitage, Richard Eyre, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Cheltenham Literature Festival starts today!

encourager wrote 2 months ago: Friday 9th October 2009 Today is the start of the Cheltenham Literature Festival and more than 100,0 … more →

Tags: Cheltenham Literature Festival, Jeremy Paxman, Cherie Blair, Simon Armitage, Richard Hammond, sebastian faulks, ben fogle, James Cracknell, Vince Cable

Cheltenham Literature Festival: 60 years of life, love and change 1 comment

encourager wrote 2 months ago: From Times Online October 3, 2009 To mark six decades years of The Times Cheltenham Literature Festi … more →

Tags: melvyn bragg, Cheltenham Literature Festival, Simon Armitage, Richard Eyre, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 60 years of life, love and change, P D James, Audrey Niffenegger

The LibDems' Secret Bestseller2 comments

jonathanfryer wrote 2 months ago: What should have been the (free) bestseller event of the Bournemouth Liberal Democrat conference fri … more →

Tags: liberal democrats, Tom McNally, Shirley Williams, Vince Cable, Bournemouth Conference

We need a new guy in Afghanistan2 comments

John Geddes wrote 3 months ago: It’s impossible to know what will happen next in Afghanistan, but it’s obvious new leade … more →

Tags: Capital Read, John Geddes, canada blog, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Richard Holbrooke, abdullah abdullah, Grant Kippen

Oh what a lovely war ... of words8 comments

richarddennison wrote 3 months ago: The latest spat between US special envoy Richard Holbrook and Afghan poster-boy president Hamid Karz … more →

Tags: Elections, Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai, Afghan Election, Lord Ashdown, Hamid Karzai, Richard Holbrook

Ashdown's Law 1 comment

jonathanfryer wrote 5 months ago: Sweltering temperatures did not deter the expectant crowd that attended the second Tim Garden memori … more →

Tags: LIBG, Liberal International British Group, Tim Garden, Shirley Williams, Chatham House, RIIA

Is Brown's PR ALL PR? Remember OMF & TFM?

keeptonyblairforpm wrote 6 months ago: Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Comment at end 11th June, 2009 [Key: Ashdown's acron … more →

Tags: 1. Tony Blair, British politics, Brown (Gordon Brown & his Labour Government, from J, liberal democrats, Labour Party, John Prescott, Tony Blair, gordon brown, PR

Tory sleaze1 comment

Marius Ostrowski wrote 7 months ago: I’ve had a fair amount of private criticism from readers of this blog that I have a tendency t … more →

Tags: Politics, Iain Dale, Marius Ostrowski, David Cameron, liberal democrats, Conservatives, Labour, Guido Fawkes, SNP


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