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Daily View 2×2: 2 April 2010

By Helen Duffett | Published 2nd April 2010 - 7:00 am

2 General Election/statistics-themed stories

Holding general election on May 6th would save £7m says Government
Which is nothing compared to, say, scrapping the Child Trust Fund – but Gordon Brown’s timing of the election has only ever been about saving political skins, not money.

Figures disclosed in a Parliamentary written answer show that it will cost £82.1m to stage the election on the most likely date, five weeks today.

But if the country went to the polls on any other day, it is estimated that the cost would rise by more than £7m to reach £89.6m.

The 2005 general election, which also coincided with regional votes, is said to have cost £80m. [Telegraph]

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Which Lib Dem MP would you want to be the next Dr Who?

By Stephen Tall | Published 24th December 2008 - 9:20 am

The news that David Tennant is quitting his role as The Doctor in the BBC series Dr Who has prompted a flurry of speculation in recent months about who might succeed him: David Morrissey, James Nesbitt, David Walliams, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Catherine Zeta Jones have all been suggested.

To date – and perhaps not so very unsurprisingly – no Lib Dem MPs are yet in the frame for the job. But that didn’t seem any reason for Lib Dem Voice not to set our readers a different kind of Christmas quiz while we eagerly anticipate tomorrow’s special (BBC1, 6.00 pm): …

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Bloggers’ summer reading (Part II)

By Stephen Tall | Published 13th July 2008 - 10:20 am

Imagine you were going on holiday this summer: which two books would you take with you? One should be a political book – whether you want to re-read it, or try something new you’ve been recommended. The other should be your own choice of summer reading – the book you’re most looking forward to reading (again, could be something new or something old). That was the question I put to some of the Lib Dems’ leading bloggers. And here’s what they said:

(Click here for Part I).

Jonathan Calder – Liberal England

The Killing of the Countryside
Harvey shows

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Bloggers’ summer reading (Part I)

By Stephen Tall | Published 12th July 2008 - 10:20 am

Imagine you were going on holiday this summer: which two books would you take with you? One would be a political book – whether you want to re-read it, or try something new you’ve been recommended. The other would be your own choice of summer reading – the book you’re most looking forward to reading (again, could be something new or something old).

That was the scenario I put to some of the Lib Dems’ leading bloggers. Here’s what they said:

Paul Walter – Liberal Burblings

1. Asquith. by Roy Jenkins I have now read Jenkins’ Churchill (wonderful), his

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OPINION: An Elephant’s Voice

By Millennium Elephant | Published 14th August 2007 - 3:30 pm

Millennium Elephant, a 2006 finalist in Lib Dem Blogger of the Year, has written exclusively for Lib Dem Voice on the state of politics today.

Hello! That nice Mr Lord Deputy Lord Mayor Lord Stephen has asked me to write a special diary for his august organ. This is a PUN… because it is AUGUST!

I think that I should begin by explaining, for any readers who have not already read my famous Fluffy Diary. My name is Millennium Dome and I live in the East End of London. Obviously, I am a white elephant. I am seven years old [actually six years old] because I am the same age as the Millennium [you see where the confusion comes from?]!

Mr Lord Deputy Stephen has asked me to explain to him about POLITICS, and I can understand why he is confused! It is VERY complicated!

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Shock news: Lib Dems aren’t Dr Who fans

By Mark Pack | Published 2nd November 2006 - 12:14 am

From reading Lib Dem blogs like Alex’s and Will’s, you might think that there are a lot of Dr Who fans amongst the Liberal Democrats – and indeed, the Brigadier himself has been a leaflet deliverer for Lynne Featherstone.

However, I’ve been perusing the lists of what people have purchased through the party’s affinity deal with Amazon (the party doesn’t get to see individual orders, but we do get overall sales totals).

Amongst DVD purchases, the most popular TV shows have been:

1. West Wing
2. Sherlock Holmes
3. 24
4. Star Trek
5. Inspector Morse

Not a Doctor in sight.

(And a reminder about …

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