Norman Baker on Brown's offer to Paddy Ashdown

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6227550.stm

Selected extracts:

"Gordon Brown has been accused of "dirty tricks" by Lib Dems angry at his attempt to recruit their ex-leader Paddy Ashdown to his first Cabinet.

Lord Ashdown rejected an approach by the prime minister-in-waiting to serve as Northern Ireland Secretary.

Lib Dem sources said Mr Brown had used "underhand tactics" by going behind the back of leader Sir Menzies Campbell."

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"But sources close to the Lib Dem leader accused Mr Brown of "trying to stitch us up... dump on us... divide us".

They said Mr Brown's backers had deliberately gone behind Sir Menzies' back in an effort to "pick off" Lord Ashdown.

Lib Dem MP Norman Baker said: "It looks like an attempt to destabilise us."



So Mr Baker, just how different is this from LDC's attempt to bankrupt a football club by stringing out a planning application as long as possible?

 

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just the name Norman Baker makes me feel really ill

 

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6227550.stm

Selected extracts:



Lib Dem MP Norman Baker said: "It looks like an attempt to destabilise us."



So Mr Baker, just how different is this from LDC's attempt to bankrupt a football club by stringing out a planning application as long as possible?

Don't be rude about Norman!? Didn't he promise to accept the Falmer decision(S), at least twice?