Friday, December 16, 2005

A depressing start to Friday

It looks possible that I could be in my late 40s and Sir Mingy Campbell will still be trying to become Lib Dem leader at the age of 79:

"Like the rest of us, Mr Kennedy is not immortal," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"The fact that he is leader of the Liberal Democrats today doesn't mean to say he is going to be leader of the Liberal Democrats in 10 years or 15 years.

"I have never made any secret that if a vacancy were to arise, I would most certainly consider whether or not to put myself forward.