Lembit Opik could have been forgiven for falling off his Segway when he read The Times this morning.
The paper reports that leading Lib Dems are plotting to stop him becoming President Opik in the battle for the senior party post.
Mr Clegg is staying neutral - he knows that interfering in internal elections is counter-productive - but The Times says key figures around him (not to mention many Welsh party bigwigs) are likely to support the alternative candidate, Baroness (Ros) Scott.
The Scott campaign seems to have left her rival trailing. She's even got a Welsh version of her website and has been working overtime on the Lib Dem rubber chicken circuit, judging by this list of engagments.
30 Aug 08 Swansea supper with local members
30 Aug 08 Pembrokeshire BBQ
29 Aug 08 Rhondda Cynon Taf Meeting Local Members
28 Aug 08 Newport Garden Party
28 Aug 08 Brecon & Radnorshire Buffet Lunch
27 Aug 08 Bridgend Quiz night and social
27 Aug 08 Neath Port Talbot, tea with Activists
27 Aug 08 Neath Port Talbot Meeting Council Group
26 Jul 08 Wrexham Garden Party
10 Apr 08 Swansea Local Election Campaigning
9 Apr 08 Cardiff Local Election Campaigning
8 Apr 08 Cardiff Local Election Campaigning
24 Feb 08 Welsh Liberal Democrats Spring Conference in Llandudno
Her site includes this endorsement from Kirsty Williams, the only declared candidate (so far) in the race to lead the Welsh Liberal Democrats: "I'm for Ros because as a member from Wales sometimes London can seem an awfully long way away".
Nick Clegg may have problems with pensions arithmetic but you can't fault the Lib Dems on their geography.
2 comments:
Re: Lib Dem's grasp of geography, I was under the impression that Berwick-on-Tweed was still in England...
http://www.im4ros.com/region.jsp?region=Scotland
It's hard to imagine how the Times summoned up the skill to make Lemsip sound silly. A man who wanders up and down past the press room all day playing with his barely illegal scooter should probably come up with a better election strategy.
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