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LibLink: Nick Clegg, the New Statesman interview and crying

By Mark Pack | Published 9th April 2011 - 12:26 pm

The latest edition of the New Statesman has an interview with Nick Clegg, which has mostly garnered attention for the shock news that Nick Clegg is a human being and has been known to cry to music:

He is besotted by his “three lovely boys” and is most proud “by a long shot” of the family life he has created with Miriam. They manage to lead a relatively normal life, “not in a bunker in Westminster”, and he tries to pick his children up from school and put them to bed at night at least two or three times a week.

He

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Posted in LibLink | Also tagged afghanistan, miriam gonzalez durantez, new statesman, nick clegg, paddy ashdown | 8 Comments

Daily View 2×2: 4 April 2010 with special beard and moustache feature

By Mark Pack | Published 4th April 2010 - 9:00 am

It’s Sunday. It’s 9am. It’s time for beards. And moustaches. But first the news.

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:

Bravo to Nigel Farage on drugs policy – Mark Thompson praises the UKIP man’s approach to drugs
Where have all the Tory ladies gone? – soon to be ex-Councillor Mary Reid poses the question

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2 Big Stories

Teachers threaten strikes over workload

Posted in Daily View | Also tagged afghanistan, nigel farage | Leave a comment

Daily View 2×2: 10 January 2010

By Mark Pack | Published 10th January 2010 - 7:00 am

It’s Sunday. It’s 7am. It’s time for an exclusive peak at the next Conservative Party election poster, but first the news.

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:

Some Good News for Nick Clegg: Nick Thornsby mulls over some new poll findings on what attributes the public associate with each of the three main party leaders.
Community spirit alive and well in Bandon Rise: Jayne McCoy on how one group of residents took action rather than bemoaning what others have or haven’t done.

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2 Big Stories

New Karzai cabinet snubs warlords

Posted in Daily View | Also tagged afghanistan, nick clegg | 1 Comment

Daily View 2×2: 20 December 2009

By Mark Pack | Published 20th December 2009 - 7:00 am

It’s Sunday. It’s 7am. It’s time for a singing Christmas dog, but first the news.

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:

Snow highlights the selfishness in people: Nich Starling gives it both barrels: “Season of goodwill? You must be kidding. The season of selfishness more like!”
A post from the future: Ryan Cullen unveils a very useful little plugin for WordPress bloggers.

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2 Big Stories

Copenhagen climate deal meets qualified UN welcome

Posted in Daily View | Also tagged afghanistan, ban ki-moon, climate change, copenhagen summit | Leave a comment

LibLink … Paddy Ashdown: Afghanistan’s future lies in strengthening its tribal structures, not in its corrupt government

By The Voice | Published 21st October 2009 - 6:14 pm

Over at The Independent, former Lib Dem leader Lord (Paddy) Ashdown assesses the situation in Afghanistan in the light of President Karzai’s belated acceptance of the need for new, legitimate elections. Here’s an excerpt:

… no one should be in any doubt what the new vote will cost, not just in treasure but in blood. A new election may do something for President Karzai’s legitimacy, but it won’t alter the problem he poses if, as Mrs Clinton at least seems to expect, he is re-elected. What then?

Some say that Karzai II must be very different from Karzai I and the international

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Posted in Europe / International, LibLink | Also tagged afghanistan, devolution, paddy ashdown | 1 Comment

The internet campaign of an Afghan Presidential candidate

By Mark Pack | Published 14th July 2009 - 8:50 am

Cross-posted from The Wardman Wire:

With only around 1.5% of the population having access to the internet, it may look as if the role for online campaigning in the next Afghanistani Presidential election is rather limited. At least one candidate though is hoping to demonstrate otherwise in the run-up to voting on 20 August, with a second round if necessary about six weeks later.

That candidate is Ashraf Ghani, who is seen as one of the main possible challengers to the incumbent, President Hamid Karzai. He was previously Karzai’s finance minister.

Ghani has recently launched his multilingual website at http://ashrafghani.af/along with YouTube and Twitter …

Posted in Europe / International | Also tagged afghanistan, ashraf ghani | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: hamid karzi

LibLink: Nick Clegg, the New Statesman interview and crying

Daily View 2×2: 4 April 2010 with special beard and moustache feature

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

2 Big Stories

Daily View 2×2: 10 January 2010

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

2 Big Stories

Daily View 2×2: 20 December 2009

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

2 Big Stories

LibLink … Paddy Ashdown: Afghanistan’s future lies in strengthening its tribal structures, not in its corrupt government

The internet campaign of an Afghan Presidential candidate

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