Well, despite their acknowledgement that Chris Huhne is a fine candidate, their speculation about what would have happened had Vince Cable stood, given his excellent performance as acting leader, the Guardian has come out clearly in support of Nick Clegg - to quote:
.......Mr Clegg is the more likely of the pair to bring this potential to fruition. He is no Conservative in disguise but a convinced Liberal, a political shade that may trouble some social democrats but which sits at the heart of the party's identity. He is articulate, energetic and capable of presenting the Liberal Democrat case in a way that neither of its last two leaders were able to manage. He also has the support of the majority of his parliamentary colleagues - including those, such as Steve Webb, who are to his ideological left. He can speak with a fluent, engaging intelligence. There is reason to hope that under Mr Clegg's leadership the party would find a new vibrancy, challenging Mr Cameron and Gordon Brown. If this newspaper was to cast a vote, it would be for him.
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I thought the most relevant bit in The Guardian leader might have been the bit pointing out that Clegg has yet to explain how his education scheme would be financed. The Guardian does end up declaring for Clegg but (like so many of our MPs, including of course Nick Clegg) they were for Ming last time, weren't they?
Robin Young, some people of course still believe that Ming was a great leader, treated unfair because of his age by media and some in the Lib Dem ranks...
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