In article <UP1cJIYZj8NKFwZ+@blueyonder.co.uk>, pah@invalid.invalid (Paul 
Hyett) wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 at 11:08:44, Tim Roll-Pickering 
>  wrote in uk.politics.electoral :
> >
> >> But the LD's won't suffer from the same electoral fall-out as Labour.
> >
> >Not the same but the Lib Dems have their own problems.
> >
> >Montgomeryshire isn't quite the "Liberal forever (except when they're
> >too busy planning centenary celebrations to actually campaign to 
> >retain it)" bastion of legend but in several ways is very mucha 
> >personalist constituency. Now sure I have my personal biases but much 
> >of what I've heard from there (including from my sister, who until 
> >recently lived and worked in Machynlleth at the very west of the seat 
> >and is somewhat to the left of me), Lembit Opik's popularity is 
> >shrinking faster than an asteroid burning up in the atmosphere 
> >because of his clowning around, high profile personal life and lack of
> >any serious political track record.
> 
> Is he still shagging one of the Cheeky Girls? :)

No, and he's had some other personal tragedy too.

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