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Opinion: why the voters are right to be annoyed, but not at the Lib Dems

By Matt Smith | Fri 5th November 2010 - 3:20 pm

So, another week, and more policies announced that are definitely not Liberal Democrat in origin. Particularly one close to my liberal heart on the issue of paying for University education. Now that debate will rumble on and on, but I want to look more closely at whether the Lib Dems did indeed “sell out” on their principles, or whether they …

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