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Mark Valladares

Today at Liberal Democrat Conference

By Mark Valladares | Fri 8th March 2013 - 2:50 pm

Fridays are never terribly exciting at a Spring Conference. They’re all about consultative sessions and, lest we forget, the Rally, generally aimed at kick-starting the campaign towards whichever elections are less than two months away, this year the Counties. Media coverage is slight, if any, and past headlines have included Sarah Teather’s unexpectedly risque sense of humour and… well, you get the point. The media generally prefer to run their message of crisis in the ranks and challenges to the leadership. They may have it right this year.

After Tim Farron’s interview in The House magazine, it will be interesting …

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