Sometimes it is good not to be trusted

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Sometimes it is good not to be trusted

By Mark Pack | Mon 24th September 2012 - 7:50 am

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Having political opponents think you are honest, decent or hard-working are all accolades to be welcomed. But trusted to do the right thing? As one party’s right thing is another party’s wrong thing, hearing that the MPs of another party doubt you’ll do the right thing is rather an accolade in itself.

Which is why I think Vince Cable and Lynne Featherstone will be rather pleased with the results of this Populus polling of Conservative MPs:

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* Mark Pack is Party President and is the editor of Liberal Democrat Newswire.

Read more by Mark Pack or more about lynne featherstone or vince cable.
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John Dunn 24th Sep '12 - 10:10am

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