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[mrph]

Don't talk to me about politics for a day or two, ok?

Idiots. The fact that not a single one of the MPs calling for Charles Kennedy's head was willing to stand against him says it all. They wanted him gone - a number of them said they wouldn't continue to serve with Kennedy as leader - but somehow when he actually called a leadership contest none of them wanted to know. Not until he'd also been pushed into saying that he wouldn't take part in it himself.

Not impressed. I suspect whoever gets elected isn't going to last long. And then we're back to the two-party Punch and Judy show for another five years or more.

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The line that I heard - and I couldn't tell you if this was spin or not - is that for people like Hughes, Oaten and Campbell, their hands were tied. That they'd gone on public record saying that they wouldn't stand against Kennedy in any further leadership contest. If you heard a statement like that at the time, it would sound rather like one of support. If it turns out that saying such a thing was actually a devious ploy, foreshadowing an eventuality such as this... well colour me impressed.

While I've got some sympathy for Kennedy, looked at dispassionately this has been a great bit of political theatre.