tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post115901769914173237..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: What is the President of the Lib Dems for?Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159095965427297022006-09-24T12:06:00.000+01:002006-09-24T12:06:00.000+01:00Shouldn't we be appluading him for his candour?Shouldn't we be appluading him for his candour?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159094323112631362006-09-24T11:38:00.000+01:002006-09-24T11:38:00.000+01:00I know what Jock means.In my experience Navnit was...I know what Jock means.<BR/><BR/>In my experience Navnit was loyal and positive in public, not afraid to raise issues in private, and always came across as a down to earth activist in person.<BR/><BR/>This is about as good a description of the role of the President as you'll get.Liberal Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550999774301073111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159049932931770172006-09-23T23:18:00.000+01:002006-09-23T23:18:00.000+01:00Sack him!Sack him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159048889382744112006-09-23T23:01:00.000+01:002006-09-23T23:01:00.000+01:00It's a shame Simon can't apply the same critical f...It's a shame Simon can't apply the same critical faculties to his own speeches, in the latest of which he told us all he'd be cross if we didn't vote for him as President, but came over very much that he was cross so few wanted to vote for him as Leader.<BR/><BR/>I'd say the President is effectively the deputy Leader of the party in the country, but 'deputy' is a very long way from the same as 'alternative', which is how he seems to view it (to no-one's credit).Alex Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364653159038708678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159041545407515462006-09-23T20:59:00.000+01:002006-09-23T20:59:00.000+01:00I know I'm probably factually wrong (he was probab...I know I'm probably factually wrong (he was probably as "embedded" in the great and the good as anyone else), but I liked Navnit as president because somehow he seemed to be more "our" person than the PLDP's.<BR/><BR/>I think perhaps party president should be something from which elected members of anything, are excluded.Jock Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550558005508328017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159037857995420802006-09-23T19:57:00.000+01:002006-09-23T19:57:00.000+01:00I welcome the honesty, although in these days of s...I welcome the honesty, although in these days of spin and PR it looks problematically weak. I think we need to be realistic with ourselves and differentiate the substance (great) from the style (needing work) of Sir Menzies' speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159027691429775572006-09-23T17:08:00.000+01:002006-09-23T17:08:00.000+01:00As they say in Scotland: What a numpty!As they say in Scotland: What a numpty!Paul Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159026966718332332006-09-23T16:56:00.000+01:002006-09-23T16:56:00.000+01:00Various delegates and some well known faces, like ...Various delegates and some well known faces, like Chris Huhne, demonstrate how to comment on a Leader's speech here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.martintod.org.uk/blog/?p=79Liberal Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550999774301073111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1159021200078865992006-09-23T15:20:00.000+01:002006-09-23T15:20:00.000+01:00I'd give Simon 2 out of 10 for that contribution.I'd give Simon 2 out of 10 for that contribution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com