Mark Pack

The top five local Liberal Democrat websites in 2008

By Mark Pack | Sat 3rd January 2009 - 8:50 am

Based on the amount of traffic they’ve passed on to www.libdems.org.uk in 2008, the top five local Liberal Democrat sites (excluding blogs) were (with changes in brackets from last year’s top five):

  1. stevebeasant.mycouncillor.org.uk (NEW)
  2. vincentcable.org.uk (+2)
  3. brentlibdems.org.uk (-2)
  4. henleylibdems.org.uk (NEW)
  5. gloucester-libdems.co.uk (NEW)

Steve’s new entry at the top of the list is very impressive, particularly as his site is based on his ward, rather than a whole Parliamentary constituency or council area. It’s a bit of a borderline judgement whether or not his site counts as a blog, though if it did, it would still appear in the blog top …

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Stephen Tall

A look back at the polls: December ’08

By Stephen Tall | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 7:45 pm

We tend not to be too poll-obsessed here at LDV – of course we look at them, as do all other politico-geeks, but viewed in isolation no one poll will tell you very much beyond what you want to read into it. Looked at over a reasonable time-span and, if there are enough polls, you can see some trends.

Here, in chronological order, are the results of the eight polls published in December:

Tories 39%, Labour 35%, Lib Dems 17% – Populus/Times (8 Dec)
Tories 37%, Labour 36%, Lib Dems 14% – ComRes/Independent (14 Dec)
Tories 41%, Labour 35%, Lib Dems 15% – YouGov/Sunday

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Stephen Tall

LDV Awards 2008: Liberal Voice and Defining Moment of the Year

By Stephen Tall | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 6:20 pm

Many thanks to the 200+ LDV readers who took part in our end-of-year awards, which ran between 24th and 28th December. Voting was conducted via Liberty Research using the alternative vote method of ranking the nominees for each of the eight categories.

In the first two days, we revealed the winners of Lib Dem Politician of the Year, and By-election Performance of the Year; and Lib Dem Campaigner of the Year, and Most Desperate Press Release of the Year.

Yesterday, we turned our attention to the first two non-Lib Dem categories – Political Journalist/Broadcaster of the Year and Political Programme of the Year; and today we name our Defining Moment of the Year, and the name of the coveted (well, maybe) non-Lib Dem Liberal Voice of the Year…

Defining Political Moment of the Year

There was no doubt in LDV readers’ minds what was the defining moment of the year – the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the USA. A whopping four-fifths of you chose it, against 14% opting for the near-collapse of the west’s world banking system; the other three contenders were also-rans.

1% – Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Report;
3% – Gordon Brown for his “we not only saved the world…” gaffe;
1% – Hazel Blears’ launch of the Sustainable Communities Act;
14% – The collapse and subsequent nationalisation/recapitalisation of the banks in the USA and UK;
81% – The election of Barack Obama as President of the USA.

Liberal Voice of the Year

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Stephen Tall

Clegg – Lib Dem stealth bomber?

By Stephen Tall | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 3:20 pm

Yesterday’s Indy published an interesting account of the findings of ‘private polling for the Liberal Democrats’ under the flattering headline, Is the invisible Clegg a secret weapon for the Lib Dems?

The research was scarcely earth-shattering, but there were some interesting conclusions:

On Nick Clegg:

The research concluded that Mr Clegg was the Liberal Democrats’ best asset even though he is unknown to many voters. The party’s strategy in the new year will be based on giving him as high a profile as possible. Women, who like him more than men do, regard the Liberal Democrat leader as “nice-looking, presentable, personable and likeable”, according to the research. Among men, he is viewed as “down-to-earth” and “someone I could relate to”. People saw his body language as “in control” and “welcoming”.

On Gordon Brown:

Despite Mr Brown’s experience on the economy and recent recovery in the opinion polls, people regard him as “old”, “dull”, “tired” and “boring”, according to a Liberal Democrat summary of its polling. Voters reacted sceptically when the Prime Minister tried to “feel their pain” by speaking about rising prices at the petrol pump and supermarket check-out. Some pointed out that Mr Brown does not drive, and his remarks contributed to a feeling that he was out of touch with ordinary people.

On David Cameron:

Mr Cameron is seen by many voters as young and energetic and as bringing dynamism to an old-fashioned party. But they believe he looks “too posh” to be “one of us”. Some voters said he was rather lightweight and not experienced enough to be prime minister. … The focus groups suggest that, contrary to rumours in the Westminster village, people do not confuse Mr Clegg with Mr Cameron. The Liberal Democrat leader is seen as more forceful and authoritative without being “posh”.

Three things to note, it seems to me:

First, when it comes to public perceptions of Nick’s performance as Lib Dem leader there’s still all to play for.

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Stephen Tall

The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 9)

By Stephen Tall | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 3:20 pm

Throughout the festive season, LDV is offering our readers a load of repeats another chance to read the 12 most popular opinion articles which appeared on the blog during 2008. The fourth most popular opinion article was by, erm, me, and appeared on LDV on 27th June…

What does Henley mean for the Lib Dems?

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Lembit and Nick in Grauniad’s most well-read top 10

By Stephen Tall | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 2:49 pm

The Guardian published the list of the top 10 most-read UK politics stories which appeared on its website in 2008…

Good news: two stories featuring Lib Dems are among their number. What greater tribute could there be to the interest the public has in the party?

Bad news: the stories were 1. Lembit and the Cheeky Girl split, and 8. Nick Clegg tells GQ of his sex encounters.

Ach well.

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Baroness Ros Scott

Ros Scott writes… A New Year’s Message from the Party President

By Baroness Ros Scott | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 1:21 pm

Readers of Lib Dem Party President Ros Scott’s Because Baronesses are people too blog will have already had the chance to enjoy her New Year message. Ros has kindly agreed to let LDV share it with our readers, too…

Firstly, I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year, and hope that you enjoyed the Christmas break in the company of family, friends and loved ones.

For me, the year starts with a new job, a key one in building a stronger, more vibrant, more successful Party, and I’m really looking forward to the next two years as your President. I’ve spent the past two months planning and organising, meeting with key Party officials and leadership figures, and talking to some of my distinguished predecessors to gain an insight as to their perspective on the job.

I intend to hit the ground running, dividing my time between the two key elements of the job, internal party management, mostly based in London, and meeting and enthusing activists and members across the country.

The year starts with a key meeting of the Federal Executive, and I’d like to welcome all those who will be serving, especially those who are new to our work. Their fresh thinking will hopefully complement the experience of those returning for another term.

I’ll be attending Party events this month in:

* Brentwood and Ongar
* Bury St Edmunds
* Canterbury
* Thanet North
* Yeovil

I’ll also be campaigning in Wales and will start February by attending the joint conference of Devon & Cornwall and Western Counties in Taunton.

The diary is already filling up as far ahead as the Autumn, but if you want me to visit your Local, State or Regional Party for an event, to campaign or to help a recruitment drive, let me know. My aim will be to combine a number of events in the same weekend, so that I can make the most effective use of my time, and hope to work with Regional and State Parties to make this possible.

We have key elections this year, although I can’t remember a year when they were anything else.

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Stephen Tall

LDV still doesn’t do statporn, but if we did… (Dec ’08)

By Stephen Tall | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 1:15 pm

We’d say a big thank you to the 210,706 ‘absolute unique visitors’* who read Liberal Democrat Voice in 2008, up over 167% up on the comparable figure for 2007 (78,962). For the record, the comparable figure for Iain Dale’s Blog was 601,182.

In December alone, we welcomed 20,047 absolute unique visitors, up 40% on the comparable figure for 2007 (14,249).

Whether you’re a regular here, or an occasional ‘popper-by’, we’re delighted you looked in. And if you enjoy reading LDV, why not try writing for LDV?

* Google’s term: it broadly means people using over 210,000 different computers visited …

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Mark Pack

Secure your passwords in Firefox: a security tip for the new year

By Mark Pack | Fri 2nd January 2009 - 8:50 am

It’s pretty common for people to use the “remember my password” option in web browsers such as Firefox. But do you realise just how easy it is for someone else to then see all your passwords?

In Firefox go to Tools / Options / Security, then click on Saved Passwords and then on Show Passwords. Bingo – all your passwords are there in plain text. OK if you’re the only person who goes near your computer, but not so reassuring in other circumstances. (These are the menu options for Firefox v3. They are slightly different in earlier versions.)

There’s a simple way …

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Ryan Cullen

Ooops, small outage

By Ryan Cullen | Thu 1st January 2009 - 6:38 pm

I’m sure that either Mark or Stephen will do some stat porn for the last year, but one of the problems LibDemVoice is starting to experience is that we are just having too many visitors for our server to cope with.
Having crashed it earlier this week, I added WP Super Cache to the system, unfortunately this made it even worse (although this plugin is working fine on my own blog). Again the server crashed, so I downgraded to WP Cache, and the server went down once more.
After some kind chats with Adam at Dataflame we are back up and …

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Stephen Tall

LDV Awards 2008: Political Journalist/Broadcaster and Political Programme of the Year

By Stephen Tall | Thu 1st January 2009 - 6:20 pm

Many thanks to the 200+ LDV readers who took part in our end-of-year awards, which ran between 23rd and 28th December. Voting was conducted via Liberty Research using the alternative vote method of ranking the nominees for each of the eight categories. In the last two days, we have revealed the winners of Lib Dem Politician of the Year, and By-election Performance of the Year; and Lib Dem Campaigner of the Year, and Most Desperate Press Release of the Year. Today, we turn our attention to two non-Lib Dem categories:

Political Broadcaster / Journalist of the Year

17% – Andrew Rawnsley (The Guardian);
29% – Evan Davis (The Today Programme, BBC Radio 4);
27% – Keith Olbermann (MSNBC);
5% – Nicky Campbell & Shelagh Fogarty (BBC Radio 5 Live);
14% – Robert Peston (BBC);
8% – Simon Mayo (BBC Radio 5 Live).

Eventually, after excluding Nicky & Shelagh, Simon, Robert and Andrew, it came to a run-off between…

62.5% – Evan Davis (The Today Programme, BBC Radio 4);
37.5% – Keith Olbermann (MSNBC).

Congratulations to Evan – I suspect this story may have given him a helping hand among LDV readers.

Political Radio / TV Programme of the Year

12% – Any Questions? (BBC Radio 4);
14% – Newsnight (BBC2);
17% – Saturday Night Live,for Tina Fey’s impressions of Sarah Palin (NBC);
6% – The Daily Politics (BBC2);
47% – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central);
4% – This Week (BBC1).

After the elimination of This Week and The Daily Politics (LDV readers are not fans of Andrew Neill, it seems), and redistribution of their votes, the final result was:

13% – Any Questions? (BBC Radio 4);
18% – Newsnight (BBC2);
20% – Saturday Night Live,for Tina Fey’s impressions of Sarah Palin (NBC);
51% – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central).

A pretty definitive win, then, for Jon Stewart’s acerbic, irony-laden Daily Show. In honour of which, can I take this opportunity to replay the most famous Stewart clip, when he takes on the horrendously smug Crossfire (CNN) and totally destroys its co-hosts, Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson. Really quite scinitillating stuff.

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The Voice

Forthcoming PPC selections

By The Voice | Thu 1st January 2009 - 4:23 pm

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news that there are six selections closing during January.

They are:

PPCs – EALING NORTH AND EALING SOUTHALL (3rd Jan 2009).

PPC- MANSFIELD (5th Jan 2009).

NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE – PPC (9th Jan 2009).

SOUTH WEST SURREY – PPC (22nd Jan 2009).

BANBURY – PPC (29th Jan 2009).

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION 2011- Proposed Constituency of Milngavie & Bishopbriggs (31st Jan 2009).

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Joe Otten

The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 8)

By Joe Otten | Thu 1st January 2009 - 3:20 pm

Throughout the festive season, LDV is offering our readers a load of repeats another chance to read the 12 most popular opinion articles which appeared on the blog during 2008. Eighth up is this posting by Joe Otten, which appeared on LDV on 10th March…

The issue is not faith schools but freedom of conscience

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Opinion: January Reshuffle – Big Surprises and the Liberal ‘Big Beasts’ (Part II)

By Letterman | Thu 1st January 2009 - 12:20 pm

Part Two – Beyond the Big Beasts (To read Part I – Two Big Surprises – published yesterday, please click here).

Lynne Featherstone has clearly earned a promotion to shadow Ed Balls at the Department of Communities and Local Government, with her work around the ‘Baby P’ case. And David Laws would better suit a move to Energy and Climate Change, where he could make a good case for the economics of our green policies and be an effective opponent of Ed Miliband, thought by many to be the more talented Miliband brother and certainly someone to be …

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The Voice

Whitehall prepares for policy talks with the Lib Dems

By The Voice | Thu 1st January 2009 - 11:12 am

So says today’s Guardian:

Britain’s most senior civil servants are to hold formal talks with the Liberal Democrats on their plans for government as Whitehall prepares for a hung parliament in which Nick Clegg could hold the balance of power after the next election.

In a departure from the Lib Dems’ practice at the last election, Clegg has agreed that members of his front bench will meet Whitehall’s permanent secretaries to discuss the party’s manifesto. The decision to hold the meetings, which are also being offered to the Tories, comes as the “golden triangle” at the top of Whitehall makes preparations for

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Stephen Tall

Happy New Year from LDV!

By Stephen Tall | Thu 1st January 2009 - 12:00 am

As Big Ben strikes 12, on behalf of all of everyone here at LDV Towers – and we are, of course, currently keying in tomorrow’s blog-posts while the rest of you party the night away – may I wish all our readers a wonderful New Year. Let’s hope 2009 brings you, your family and friends (and the Lib Dems) every happiness.

And what better way to see out the old year, and usher in the new, than by enjoying some of Sarah Palin’s greatest hits, courtesy of Saturday Night Live’s Tina Fey? Enjoy…

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Stephen Tall

LDV Awards 2008: Lib Dem Campaigner of the Year & Most Desperate Press Release of the Year

By Stephen Tall | Wed 31st December 2008 - 6:20 pm

Many thanks to the 200+ LDV readers who took part in our end-of-year awards, which ran between 23rd and 28th December. Voting was conducted via Liberty Research using the alternative vote method of ranking the nominees for each of the eight categories. Yesterday, we announced the winners of Politician of the Year, and By-election Performance of the Year. Today, the next and final two Lib Dem categories:

Liberal Democrat Campaigner of the Year

There were four very strong contenders in this category. In particular, can I highlight Neil Trafford, a Lib Dem councillor in Manchester and the party’s …

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Matt Michael

The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 7)

By Matt Michael | Wed 31st December 2008 - 3:41 pm

Throughout the festive season, LDV is offering our readers a load of repeats another chance to read the 12 most popular opinion articles which have appeared on the blog since 1st January, 2008. Fifth up is this posting by Matt Michael, which appeared on LDV on 21st November…

Welcome to Nursery Britain

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Opinion: January Reshuffle – Big Surprises and the Liberal ‘Big Beasts’ (Part I)

By Letterman | Wed 31st December 2008 - 12:50 pm

Part One – Two Big Surprises

It’s thought that Gordon Brown will have a January reshuffle in anticipation of a 2009 election. We could have a long debate about whether or not there will be an election in 2009 but, regardless, a potential election will be at the forefront of Brown’s (and Mandelson’s) mind when appointing the next batch of Ministers.

A lot has been written about a potential return to the Conservative Shadow Cabinet for one of their dwindling number of ‘big beasts’, Ken Clarke. But nothing has been written about any of the Liberal Democrats’ ‘Big Beasts’, probably because there is a false perception that we don’t have any.

I’m not going to be part of the inevitable whirl of speculation about who Brown will choose but I have a few suggestions for how the Liberal Democrats can make the most of this opportunity to bring back some of our own ‘big beasts’ to the front bench; as well as offering up some surprises for the media (something that can often be difficult with such a small pool of MPs to choose from).

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Mark Pack

In the news: Gaza, Treasury honours and Big Brother

By Mark Pack | Wed 31st December 2008 - 10:28 am

Nick Clegg calls for suspension of EU/Israel agreement: “Innocent people are being killed and injured by a military operation that will only serve to further inflame extremism, and weaken the moderate Palestinian and Arab opinion which Israel’s long term security depends on.”

Vince Cable criticises knighthood for Treasury chief: “I would have thought it a rather premature judgment on government policy, which is far from assured of being a success. There is a slight element of self-congratulation about it.”

Ken Macdonald, the former Director of Public Prosecutions, criticises Labour’s plans for a database to track emails and phone calls …

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Ed Davey

Opinion: For the sake of Israel, the attack on Gaza must stop!

By Ed Davey | Wed 31st December 2008 - 9:25 am

A true friend is someone who’s prepared to tell you when you’re wrong or you’ve made a mistake – even when they know that message may not immediately help your friendship. With its current massive attack on Gaza, Israel is clearly wrong. Worse still, it’s in danger of making a historic mistake.

In criticising Israel’s bombing, no-one is making light of the rocket attacks its civilians have endured for months by Hamas – even during the ceasefire. Nor do I question Israel’s right to defend herself. Yet the rationale for the attack put forward by the Israeli Government – that it will change fundamentally the security situation in the south of Israel – repeats one of the classic errors of too many modern military tacticians, in supposing that populations, be they terrorists or civilians, can be defeated this way. The truth is, this attack plays into the hands of Hamas, as it will rally support for it within Gaza and across the Arab and wider Muslim world.

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Mark Pack

What does Eric Pickles think of Andy Coulson’s salary?

By Mark Pack | Wed 31st December 2008 - 8:50 am

I only wonder but … the job of being a local council Chief Executive involves being responsible for far more staff, far bigger budgets and (much though I think my colleagues in our media team are important) far more important issues than heading up a media team.

The awful fallout if a council bungles its Children’s Services is perhaps the starkest indication of how much more important running a council is than running a media team.

Yesterday Eric Pickles was in the news attacking councils, some of whom paying their chief executives six figures salaries. Leaving aside the embarrassing for him …

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Mark Pack

De-stress yourself, ready for the new year

By Mark Pack | Wed 31st December 2008 - 8:45 am

Ah, the glories of the internet: try out this site and pop your cares away.

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Stephen Tall

LDV Awards 2008: Lib Dem Politician of the Year & By-election Performance of the Year

By Stephen Tall | Tue 30th December 2008 - 6:20 pm

Many thanks to the 200+ LDV readers who took part in our end-of-year awards, which ran between 23rd and 28th December. Voting was conducted via Liberty Research using the alternative vote method of ranking the nominees for each of the eight categories. We’ll be revealing the eight winners over the next four days. (Not that we’re tying to pad things out over the holiday season; no, of course not).

First, let’s unveil the winner of LDV’s first ever Politician of the Year award. Let’s face it, though, there’s zero sense of anticipation as we all knew full darn well …

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Helen Duffett

Labour PM delays election, saying “Neither the press nor the Tory party will fix it.”

By Helen Duffett | Tue 30th December 2008 - 5:48 pm

Sound familiar?

Under the 30-year rule, the National Archives released papers today showing James Callaghan’s determination to hang on to power in 1978. The Labour Prime Minister’s decision to delay a General Election (despite a shrinking Tory lead in the polls) was followed by a “winter of discontent” and defeat the following year.

From the Guardian:

As the Downing Street files graphically illustrate it all began to unravel once Callaghan decided to try to remain in power for a fifth and final year even though he lacked an overall Commons majority.

“The papers show that within a few weeks of his decision some of

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Mark Pack

Eric Pickles slams Conservative councils for wasting money

By Mark Pack | Tue 30th December 2008 - 4:56 pm

What else can one make of this? Eric Pickles has been in the media today calling for pay cuts for the most highly paid local council chief executives. But what’s this at the foot of the report about Eric Pickles and his proposals The Times? It’s a list of the eight highest paid local council chief executives.

I think you can guess what might be coming next …

Yes indeed, let’s look at who runs these councils:

Bexley (Conservative)
Ealing (Conservative)
Hertfordshire (Conservative)
Kensington & Chelsea (Conservative)
Kingston upon Hull (Lib Dem)
Newham (Labour)
Suffolk County Council (Conservative)
Surrey County Council (Conservative)

Yup, that would be six out of eight …

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The Voice

Five New Year resolutions for Lib Dem election candidates

By The Voice | Tue 30th December 2008 - 4:40 pm

Are you a Lib Dem candidate? Perhaps you’re a parliamentary candidate, whether for the House of Commons or Europe; or perhaps you’re a local council candidate, whether for parish, district or county. No matter at what level you wish to represent the electorate on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, when better than the start of 2009 to put into action some time-honoured ways of freshening up your campaigning? Here’s the Voice’s suggestions; feel free to leave your own in the comments…

1. For every round of leaflet delivery you do, do at least one session of door-knocking.

Vital though the regular newsletters …

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Chandila Fernando

The 12 Op-Eds of Xmas (Day 6)

By Chandila Fernando | Tue 30th December 2008 - 3:20 pm

Throughout the festive season, LDV is offering our readers a load of repeats another chance to read the 12 most popular opinion articles which have appeared on the blog since 1st January, 2008. At the half-way mark is this posting by Chandila Fernando, which appeared on LDV on 8th October…

The Presidential Platform (1): Chandila Fernando – the troubleshooter

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Stephen Tall

LDV tops Iain Dale’s list of Lib Dem blogs

By Stephen Tall | Tue 30th December 2008 - 2:04 pm

Modesty (or should that be embarrassment?) almost forbids us from mentioning that Lib Dem Voice has topped Iain Dale’s list for top Lib Dem Blog of the Year. The results of a poll of 1,380 of his blog’s readers were as follows:

LibDem Blog of the Year

1. LibDem Voice 29%
2. Norfolk Blogger 23%
3. Lynne Featherstone 22%

Thanks to Iain and his readers; and congratulations from us to Nich Starling and Lynne.

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The Voice

Huhne reveals: 50 babies being raised by their convict mothers in prison

By The Voice | Tue 30th December 2008 - 1:54 pm

The Daily Telegraph has the story:

Around 50 babies spent Christmas behind bars in prisons across England and Wales, according to figures. The disclosure comes 18 months after the Government-commissioned Corston Report recommended that custody should be a last resort for women, particularly those who were caring for children. Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne, who obtained the figures, has accused the Government’s efforts to “look tough” on crime for a doubling in the number of women in jail over the past decade.

Information provided by justice minister Maria Eagle in response to a parliamentary question from Mr Huhne earlier

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