Lib Dems in Bournemouth Leader's Right Answer Fails to Impress Party Rank and File
The Scotsman › September 20, 2004
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WHAT does Charles Kennedy stand for? The Liberal Democrat leader has a good reason to avoid being pinned down on the answer - he has a left-leaning party which can only proceed by winning right-wing votes.
It is, in some ways, a happy problem. The Liberal Democrats have gobbled up almost all their target Labour seats - with 55 MPs, they are now at their strongest since the old Liberal party disintegrated in the 1920s. But now, they need to woo Tories.See the full content of this document
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Lib Dems in Bournemouth Leader's Right Answer Fails to Impress Party Rank and File
Problem: the Liberal Democrat platform involves things like opposing the Iraq war, and taxing the middle class a lot more to raise cash for university students and pensioners. Old Labour may love it - but how do you sell this to Middle England?
Sitting in his Westminster study last week, Mr Kennedy acknowledged his electoral challenge. "At the moment, eight...See the full content of this document
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