We don’t do a Daily View 2 x 2 round-up on Saturdays, so instead here’s an open thread. What stories have caught your eye? What issues are on your mind? What do you make of the Guardian’s exposure of Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers’ illegal activities? How well (or not) do you think the media has reported the allegations? Have you got any insights into the Norwich North by-election? Do you have suggestions for the next LDV party members’ survey? Discuss away in the comments below…
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Adam
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April Pond is the most able candidate in Norwich North and deserves to be the next M.P.
April Pond has superior local knowledge especially on Social Housing and Schools and on boosting the local economy with new jobs for local people.
Help to Win in Norwich North should be the top priority for Liberal Democrat `Activists’, over the next 2 weeks.
This vital By-Election Seat will become the latest Liberal Democrat Gain from this beleaguered Labour Government, that has now been buried in the mire of public distrust.