Last night a leadership candidate saved my life

I have found it hard to get too excited about what I have described as "a battle of my personable Westminster-educated former MEP is better than your personable Westminster-educated former MEP".

Other bloggers have not faced this difficulty.

Linda Jack's 10th reason for voting for Nick Clegg is:

I would trust him with my life, so I know can trust him with my party.

Blimey!

I have worked in some hairy by-elections in my time, but it has never come to that.