Why do so many people yearn for a viable centrist party, and yet so readily discount the already 100,000-strong Liberal Democrats? There are two reasons, and neither stands up to scrutiny.
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To Vince or not to Vince? That is the question
I have to confess I find myself in two minds. Vince has outstanding qualities, but will his flaws be his undoing? It makes a coronation all the more risky.