tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post4757838936173274950..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Why Lorely Burt lost the deputy leadershipJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-20646808873044504632014-02-23T12:00:22.784+00:002014-02-23T12:00:22.784+00:00She said on the day she announced her candidacy th...She said on the day she announced her candidacy that she had 24 MPs. That's only 4 ore than are on the Government payroll. I suspect a little bit of complacency in the Burt camp. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-19514900823264815292014-02-20T19:00:51.200+00:002014-02-20T19:00:51.200+00:00Could it simply be that a very small, highly exper...Could it simply be that a very small, highly experienced and fully informed electorate had no confidence in the capabilities of a candidate for the job in question, persuaded another of their number to stand and voted according to their judgement about who was best?<br /><br />It does call into question the leadership's judgement that they couldn't see this happening among a group of experienced politicians.Bill le Bretonnoreply@blogger.com