Menzies Campbell

Linda Colley: Barbara Obama would not have stood a chance of election to the Oval office

The true outsider in this presidential race was not the president-elect, but a white woman with no Ivy League credentials A week has gone by, and it is still lingeringly glad morning. Across the continents, the prospect of a...

Terence Blacker: Dame Joan has a battle on her hands

For the nation's ever-growing band of shockaholics, there have been some satisfying moments of outrage over the past few days. Bill Oddie shocked viewers by including a footage of a dead squirrel on a nature programme. The head...

Bold break with tradition

Published Date: 10 November 2008 LAST week was seismic. Two Scottish lawyers, the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland, were admitted as members of the Faculty of Advocates. When I joined the Faculty of Advocates in...

Who will be the next Speaker of the House of Commons?

Who will be dragged to the chair next? When Michael Martin decides to step down as Speaker of the House of Commons, a new mechanism for election to this office will be used for the first time. Following the glut of nominees for...

Lib Dem race

The MP's relationship with Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia has ended The race for the presidency of the Liberal Democrats has not quite garnered the same international attention as its US equivalent, but it has been contested with...

Glenrothes byelection gifts Brown another bounce

I've spent the last year telling passing audiences in print, pub and assorted podiums (it surely can't be "podia") that Gordon Brown could still turn things around, but that "every passing day makes it harder". Labour's...

Denis MacShane: A message from Scotland

Labour increased its vote at Glenrothes, and there are reasons for the Tories and Lib Dems to be worried Last weekend I was doing phone canvassing for Barack Obama in the key state of Virginia which the Democrats won. Yesterday...

International Relations takes Centre Stage at North Norfolk & Great Yarmouth Liberal Democrats...

It was only appropriate that after a monumental week in the United States, global affairs were the subject of choice at the North Norfolk & Great Yarmouth Annual Dinner. The event which was held at Pinewood Leisure Park in...

Crime writer Ian Rankin backs Labour's man in Glenrothes by-election

Nov 5 2008 By Dave King BEST-SELLING crime writer Ian Rankin yesterday gave his backing to Labour in the Glenrothes by-election. The Rebus author said candidate Lindsay Roy would be an "exceptional choice" as an MP. Rankin, who...

Letters: Right thinking

The Guardian has reported Ming Campbell being right about the Iraq war and weapons of mass destruction, Nick Clegg right about ID cards, Norman Baker right about Mandelson ... and now Vince Cable right about the credit crunch...

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