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Stephen Tall

Update on the latest twists and turns in the contest to become the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London

By Stephen Tall | Sat 23rd July 2011 - 8:15 pm

It’s been a fascinating — and characteristicaly bizarre — last 48 hours in the contest to become the Lib Dems’ London mayoral candidate.

There was the first hustings, reported here on LDV by Simon McGrath, which attracted comments from Brian Paddick, and some robust thoughts from Lembit Opik’s campaign manager Ed Joyce.

Further controversy was sparked by Peter Black’s blog-post yesterday, Lembit Öpik and the rewriting of history, highlighting a paragraph in Lembit’s manifesto which attributes his defeat in Montgomeryshire ‘to the incident in which Mick Bates drunkenly assaulted a paramedic in January 2010, which became …

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Helen Duffett

Mick Bates AM convicted of public order offences

By Helen Duffett | Sat 11th December 2010 - 1:18 pm

Welsh Assembly Member Mick Bates was yesterday convicted of three counts of assault and three public order breaches following an incident earlier this year.

BBC News reports:

The AM for Montgomeryshire, Mick Bates, has apologised to NHS staff after being found guilty of public order offences and common assault.

Cardiff Magistrates Court heard he was abusive to paramedics and hospital staff, after injuring his head during a night out in the city.

Bates was ordered to pay a total of £5,490 pounds in fines, costs and compensation.

He says he will remain an independent AM for Montgomeryshire until he retires.

Welsh Liberal …

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Mark Pack

Lib Dems in the news

By Mark Pack | Thu 1st July 2010 - 8:50 am

Willie Rennie has stopped being a Special Advisor and is reported to be planning to run for the Scottish Parliament.

Welsh Assembly member Mick Bates has pleaded not guilty to assault charges.

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The Voice

Mick Bates to face assault charge

By The Voice | Sun 18th April 2010 - 8:30 am

WalesOnline reports:

LIBERAL Democrat AM Mick Bates has been suspended by the party after it was confirmed he will face prosecution for assault following a late night incident in Cardiff city centre.

Joanne Foster, chief executive of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, issued a statement which said: “This afternoon, Mick Bates was told by South Wales Police that he will be summonsed at a future date for various offences following an incident in Cardiff on January 20. The Welsh Liberal Democrats regard this matter with the utmost seriousness. Therefore, Mr Bates’ membership of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has been suspended, pending the

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Stephen Tall

Daily View 2×2: 8 February 2010

By Stephen Tall | Mon 8th February 2010 - 10:20 am

Happy Monday morning, everyone. Let’s plunge straight in …

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

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

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Stephen Tall

Hughes calls on Speaker Bercow to sign Westminster up to 10:10 climate change pledge

By Stephen Tall | Sat 5th September 2009 - 7:00 pm

The Guardian has the story:

The 10:10 campaign to encourage Britons – and Britain – to cut carbon emissions reached the seat of governmenttoday, with a public call on the Palace of Westminster to sign up. Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat energy and climate change spokesman, wrote to John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, to ask for his support.

The paper quotes from Simon’s letter (which I can’t find online at the party’s website):

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