New poll: who gave Ming the final push?
Written by Stephen Tall on 15th October 2007 – 11:38 pmWell, the newspaper front pages assert there’s no doubt who is responsible for the downfall of Ming Campbell: Lib Dem ‘plotters’. Which coming from newspapers which have constantly pilloried Ming simply for being in his 60s, and have blown up his light-hearted asides as gaffes, seems to me like breathtaking hypocrisy.
But over to you: who do you think gave Ming the final push? Was it:
- The media;
- The ‘young turks’;
- The bloggers;
- Ming himself;
- The polls;
- Brown and Cameron?
To vote, see the poll in the right-hand column.
Here are the results of the previous LDV poll…
Who do you think enjoyed the best Lib Dem conference this year?
• Nick Clegg: 26% (87)
• Chris Huhne: 21% (70)
• Ming Campbell: 20% (67)
• Lady Elspeth: 16% (53)
• Lynne Featherstone: 10% (35)
• Sarah Teather: 8% (28)
Total Votes : 340
Posted in Voice polls
16th October 2007 at 1:19 am
I think it was Simon Hughes and friends. To which category he will fit? He isn’t a “Young Turk”.
16th October 2007 at 7:24 am
Vincent Talleyrand, obviously.
16th October 2007 at 7:59 am
Haven’t you got anything better to do than think up stupid polls?
The answer is “all of the above”. Quite why it seems necessary to put tosh like this on LDV I don’t know.
16th October 2007 at 8:00 am
Can I be the first person to post the location of a ‘Nick Clegg for Lib Dem leader’ Facebook group?
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22384540224
16th October 2007 at 9:01 am
3 - The answer is “all of the above”.
Duncan, that is kind of the point of the poll. Given the tenor of this morning’s press coverage - ridiculously suggesting it was all down to internal backstabbers - it’s no bad thing to point out that Ming was facing pressure from lots of different sources. Not least the media, as the early poll results suggest.
16th October 2007 at 10:07 am
Look to the future, not the past!!
16th October 2007 at 10:45 am
Can i have an “all of the above” option to choose then. Or a Macmillanesque “event, dear boy, events”
16th October 2007 at 10:53 am
WHAT A WAY TO GET RID OF A GOOD AND HONOURABLE MAN ,BACK STABBERS ALL.YES HE IS IN HIS 60S SO WHAT.
16th October 2007 at 1:03 pm
Isn’t it obvious that the two assassins were the ones reading out his resignation statement?
16th October 2007 at 1:04 pm
@ 9 - No, not necessarily. Both have constitutional functions in situations like this. Simon as President receives the resignation, Vince as Deputy Leader has to show continuity and hold the fort for a while.