From: "Phil Payne" 

> > Personaly I feel the way the liberals have rounded on him does them no
> > credit.

> Well, he's gone now. I wrote the above before I'd listened to the daily
> Today interview and if you want nasty listen to the woman from the House
> of Lords lay into the poor guy. She went way beyond reasonable criticism
> and into personal attacks - so much so that it was almost painful to
> listen. FWIW I think he should have stayed as leader but the Libs seem
> determined to maintain their 3rd place.

It's odd that several news stories this week have stressed the dangers of
alcohol and the damage it is doing to our collective lives.  Just check out
news.google for  UK stories about binge drinking, liver disease, etc.

Alcoholisn is recognised as a disease - the first step to a cure is to
admit it.  He's done that, and exposed himself.  I think it would be
appropriate to cut him some slack and not jump on his neck when he has so
much else to deal with.  Inter alia, he's the best chance of a leader
they've got.

I have this mental image of the leaders of the Lib Dems standing up in a
corracle (yes, it would be big enough) and ceremonially pulling the bilge
plug.

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