Welcome to Casting the net, Liberal Conspiracy’s daily web review.

Highlights
Cassilis – Some politicians make the weather, some endure it, others still succumb…
Gordon Brown is struggling. He may be intelligent, dedicated and hard-working, but he lacks the skills to be a natural leader.

Mark Thomas/CiF – Help me put Gordon in jail
It may be a stunt, but Thomas has a serious point to make.

Crooked Timber – Less bad news from Iraq
Time to declare victory (again), and get the hell out of dodge.

The Daily (Maybe) – I kip for U-KIP
Jim Jay takes a look at the fortunes of UKIP. The diagnosis isn’t great.

Love and Garbage – Straw man’s argument on liberty
Jack Straw has said that Labour’s record on civil liberties is impressive. Poppycock says L&G.

tygerland – am i a lib dem’r?
Should I really support the Lib Dems?

Pluggage
Bella Caledonia calls itself innocent, vigorous and insatiably curious. It’s an unaligned magazine for free thinking republicans. Enjoy.

Elsewhere
LibDem Voice – PMQs: Vince skewers Gordon (again)
openDemocracy – Who makes the law in Britain?
openDemocracy – Britain’s defence: all at sea
Pastichio Nuts – Yes, it’s that time of year again
Mark Mardell’s Euroblog/BBC – Gordon goes to Lisbon, eventually
Remembering the Ability in Disability – Is the Disability Benefit department feeling ok?

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