Monday, February 13, 2006

Why it has to be Huhne

I've been plugging the claims of Chris Huhne for the Lib Dem leadership on this blog for some weeks now but I'd not had a chance to do so in my newspaper columns or podcast until the Dunfermline East result gave the issue a fresh topicality.

To read my detailed explanation of why Huhne is the man, click here, or alternatively, if you want to hear it, click here.

4 comments:

skipper said...

I'm attracted to Huhne as a candidate-in the strictly political sense I might add given the party's recent travails- for his: expertise in economics and policy generally, his determination to make a difference and his relative youth. Matthew parris described him last Saturday as 'mysteriously and indefinably ghastly' though offered no evidence for such a judgement.

Anonymous said...

Its called Dunfermline & Fife West. Dunfermline East was Gordon Brown's old seat, abolished for the last election.

janestheone said...

probably Skip because Huhne has a supercilious manner worthy of Cecil Parkinson in his heyday (and looks a bit like him too)

Paul Linford said...

I have in fact written a letter to the Times calling on Matthew to explain himself. I'll be amazed if they print it, but if so I'll make sure there's something on it here!