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Daily View 2×2: 14 May 2010. “Do or do not. There is no try.”

By | Fri 14th May 2010 - 11:51 am

Welcome to the Daily View for May 14. Happy 66th birthday to George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars movies.

“Do or Do not. There is no try” video also available on YouTube.

Perhaps Lynne Featherstone had this in mind this morning when she wrote Doing – not saying! Congratulations, Lynne, on your appointment as Under Secretary of State for Equalities.

Do or do not? – 2 Must-Read Blog Posts

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

  • We have to make this work

    • From Cllr Steve Guy’s blog, “The Sandals are Off”:

    To be a Lib Dem who doesn’t agree with the new politics is to fundamentally have misunderstood what being a Lib Dem means. Central to our manifesto in every year of our existence has been our commitment for fair votes (proportional representation). If you believe in PR, then by definition, you believe that the old two party seesaw was bad.

  • Why I am leaving the Liberal Democrats…

    • by Jane Watkinson:

    I do leave the Liberal Democrats still fully supporting what they stand for. Unfortunately, I think we have compromised too many of our central beliefs in a bid for power. I know many of you agree with the coalition, and it has become apparent that it is best I leave instead of trying to argue my case within.

Spotted any other great posts in the last day from blogs that aren’t on the aggregator? Do post up a comment sharing them with us all.

Doing and trying – 2 Big Stories

Treasury targets middle-class child benefits in spending cut plans. [Guardian]. The Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition gets down to business.

Miliband versus Miliband [Sun]
Labour’s search for a new leader begins – another coalition in the making?

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One Comment

  • Tony Greaves 14th May '10 - 2:58pm

    I don’t know Jane Watkinson but I am disappointed with anyone who says they will not argue their case from within. But the question I ask is: which other party supports a third of what the Liberal Democrats stand for?

    Life is a million compromises so why should politics be different? The important thing is not to lose our principles.

    Tony Greaves

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