Comments on: Guess what? I thought I’d write about the leadership… http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GnomeWatch http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35742 GnomeWatch Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:56:03 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35742 "frontrunner to succeed Ming Campbell since his hara-kiri" It would surely be the first time someone had committed hara-kiri by being stabbed in the back. Hara-gei, more like. “frontrunner to succeed Ming Campbell since his hara-kiri”

It would surely be the first time someone had committed hara-kiri by being stabbed in the back.

Hara-gei, more like.

]]> By: David B http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35737 David B Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35737 Stephen - when I saw the heading I thought you were going to tell us how you voted... Stephen – when I saw the heading I thought you were going to tell us how you voted…

]]> By: Rob F http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35735 Rob F Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:42:43 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35735 As I've said elsewhere, all this Facebook numbers stuff is just a bit of fun really. No online numbers mean anything. Last time round, Simon Hughes had more supporters signed up online than either Chris or Ming. As I’ve said elsewhere, all this Facebook numbers stuff is just a bit of fun really. No online numbers mean anything. Last time round, Simon Hughes had more supporters signed up online than either Chris or Ming.

]]> By: Nigel Ashton http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35729 Nigel Ashton Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:51:00 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35729 The average age of the Party's membership is roughly 60. I suggest that membership of Facebook is biased towards the younger end of the age range. Important though they are, Facebook groups are not representative of the views of the membership as a whole. The average age of the Party’s membership is roughly 60. I suggest that membership of Facebook is biased towards the younger end of the age range. Important though they are, Facebook groups are not representative of the views of the membership as a whole.

]]> By: Jo A http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35728 Jo A Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:15:59 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35728 Could it be that Chris Huhne has just got more supporters not on facebook for whatever reason?! There's a thought! ;@) Could it be that Chris Huhne has just got more supporters not on facebook for whatever reason?!

There’s a thought! ;@)

]]> By: Jo http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35721 Jo Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:12:48 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35721 Yes Rob F is right as a number of the same people are in the various "regional" groups for clegg and they are not even in those regions ! Yes Rob F is right as a number of the same people are in the various “regional” groups for clegg and they are not even in those regions !

]]> By: Martin Land http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35718 Martin Land Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35718 60 - 40 60 – 40

]]> By: Rob F http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35717 Rob F Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:15:49 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35717 Rob, are you sure you're not double-counting the people who join more than one Clegg group? Rob, are you sure you’re not double-counting the people who join more than one Clegg group?

]]> By: Rob Blackie http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35715 Rob Blackie Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:29:10 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/guess-what-i-thought-id-write-about-the-leadership-1785.html#comment-35715 I've bet on the basis of the Facebook groups - currently we're at c.2060 for the Clegg groups versus c.790 for the Huhne groups - with a large group of switchers from Huhne last time to Clegg. Every day since I started logging it Clegg's supporters have grown significantly faster than Huhne's - in the last week by 114 versus 17. I’ve bet on the basis of the Facebook groups – currently we’re at c.2060 for the Clegg groups versus c.790 for the Huhne groups – with a large group of switchers from Huhne last time to Clegg.

Every day since I started logging it Clegg’s supporters have grown significantly faster than Huhne’s – in the last week by 114 versus 17.

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