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My name is Mark Thompson. I am a Lib Dem member and activist. I blog about UK politics primarily but also anything else that takes my fancy.
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Final leaders' debate - My verdict
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The dignity of Gordon Brown
Other Reckonings - 24th April 2010
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After Leaders' Debate number 2 Nick Clegg now look...
BBC Question Time Live Chat - 22nd April 2010 - #b...
Leader Election Debate Live Chat - 2
Peter Oborne should be in favour of breaking the 2...
Press tries to smear Clegg
I am on LBC's political panel this evening from 8p...
Conservative contradictions
Other Reckonings - 20th April 2010
Clegg is about the closest thing to an insurgent c...
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Making your mind up - my 0.5 seconds of fame!
The Lib Dem surge started before the leader debate...
49%
Other Reckonings - 19th April 2010
My defence of Chris Mounsey
Fisking Boris Johnson on Clegg
Other Reckonings - 18th April 2010
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Tories and Labour are snookered
Three more days and this could start to affect rea...
And the Lib Dems move into the lead
Is this the most eloquent argument for electoral r...
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Lib Dem post debate poll bounce and broken politic...
Vince Cable is right about everything
I agree with Nick
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Orwell Prize for blogs 2010 - Shortlist announced
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Devil hangs up his horns
Other Reckonings - 14th April 2010
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Cameron bottles out of Paxman interview
Clegg does very well at #LibDems manifesto launch
Brown admits he got it wrong - too little too late...
Conservative manifesto - Referendarama
Independent Facebook group to get Lib Dems into of...
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Nick Clegg vs Paxo - verdict
The madness of Andrew Adonis
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?
Tweeting #GE2010
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Gordon Brown deeply unimpressive on Today
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Has David Davis' time come?
Surely Anton Vowl deserves to be longlisted?
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