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Opinion: There is one coalition that needs to last

I have been staring at the faces of Lib Dem councillors for days as part of a piece of work I have undertaken.  Although the highlight has been finding out Cllr Ken Ball has managed to wangle Deputy leader of Chorley Council despite leading a group of him and one other Councillor, my abiding thought is that I could have a stand up row with each and every one of you.  And I wouldn’t mind a bit of it.  That’s what being a LibDem is all about.

However, news of yet another splinter group from the left of the …

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  • User AvatarMax Wilkinson 21st May - 8:42pm
    Does the fact that this is classified as an opinion article, rather than a factual piece, suggest that we are confused?
  • User Avatarpaul barker 21st May - 7:46pm
    As Geoffrey Payne points out "The National Polls" Have been fairly good at predicting General Election results - as long as you only look at...
  • User AvatarAlistair 21st May - 7:38pm
    Why stop with marriage, perhaps just as some believe registrars and religious officials should be able to deny weddings, perhaps the same people think its...
  • User AvatarRobert Eggleston 21st May - 7:07pm
    This is all very well but, notwithstanding the fact that many Lib Dem may be entrenched, we seem singularly unable to break out of a...
  • User AvatarLiberal Neil 21st May - 6:51pm
    I'm very proud that a Government of which the Lib Dems are part is brinigng in equal marriage. Those MPs supporting this amendment seem to...