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Fifa World Cup row: Lib Dem members say no to Qatar but split on 2022 boycott

By Stephen Tall | Thu 18th December 2014 - 9:45 am

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Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what our sample of Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. 747 party members responded – thank you – and we’re publishing the full results.

Yesterday, Fifa’s independent ethics investigator Michael Garcia quit in protest over the handling of his report into bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Here’s what Lib Dem members had to say about Fifa in our latest survey…

Do you think the 2022 football FIFA World Cup should go ahead in Qatar, or should it be hosted elsewhere?

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Posted in LDV Members poll | Also tagged fifa, football, michael garcia and world cup | 2 Comments

Willie Rennie apologises for ‘unintentional offence’ of Lib Dems’ Alex Salmond cartoon

By Stephen Tall | Thu 3rd November 2011 - 7:15 am

Some embarrassment for Willie Rennie, MSP and leader of the Scottish Lib Dems, this week following the publication by party staff of a cartoon satirising First Minister Alex Salmond’s hailing of the similarities between Scotland and Qatar:

The Stv website takes up the story:

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Posted in Scotland | Also tagged alex salmond, Ming Campbell and willie rennie | 16 Comments

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