Published: April 18th 2010 - at 3:50 pmIs the Indy about to endorse the Libdems?
I tweeted earlier today that the Libdems should ideally be looking to get endorsements from the Guardian (somewhat unlikely) and the Indy.
A contact at the newspaper soon emailed me to say that editors at the Indy have already been in discussion about endorsing the Libdems and may end up making an announcement very soon.
This wouldn’t be surprising since the Independent endorsed the Libdems in 2005, principally over the Iraq war.
It would obviously be another piece of good news for the Libdems and carry on their positive news cycle.
But if the Indy does indeed endorse now, it could be a good publicity coup for them as the broadcasters are likely to pick it up as part of their ongoing coverage of the ‘resurgent Libdems’.
---------------------------
| Tweet |
Sunny Hundal is editor of LC. Also: on Twitter, at Pickled Politics and Guardian CIF.
· Other posts by Sunny Hundal
Story Filed Under: News
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
Reader comments
They might, you never know. Of course they were saying rather nice things about the Greens on Friday.
In the 1989 European elections, the party won an astonishing 15 per cent of the national vote. Two Brussels seats followed in 1999. And on 6 May Caroline Lucas has a strong chance of becoming the Greens’ first representative in the Westminster parliament, as the party’s leader contests the constituency of Brighton Pavilion.
So it took them 10 years between 1989 and 1999 to convert that 15% into… 2 MEPs? And 11 years since 1999 to convert those 2 MEPs into… possibly having 1 MP?
Pull the other one, Jim Jepps.
Indy and Guardian have always been lib dem in content.
So no surprise.
The 0bserver with Cohen is a Tory trojan horse.
A complete piece of shit.
While were on the subject
Private Eye has always been right wing but there was vein of mischief aimed at the right, as well as the left.
Unfortunately under Hislop it is now just a Viz version of the Sun.
Also ratbiter (Cohen) and others such as Wheen just the rag as a platform for personal attacks.
Democracy eh !
The greens won two seats in the 1999 EU elections because they were the first were UK MEPs were elected by proportional representation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_election,_1999_(United_Kingdom)
@4
I think you are being unfair to Private Eye, it’s always taken the piss out of charlatans and buffoons of both left and right. That’s part of its charm.
Mr P
I would have agreed with you but over the last year it’s satire has one specific purpose, to get the Tories in
Reactions: Twitter, blogs
- Laura Rudland
RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- Joshua G B Hardy
RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- AndyG
RT @libcon Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- Alice Powell
RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- Paul Evans
Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/9vqIpv (daily mail for people who recycle…
- Tom Sheppard
I'm Reading: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems?: I tweeted earlier today that the Libdems should ideally be… http://bit.ly/a2UNwp
- joerj
RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- Stephen Mullen
RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- Jonathan Barnes
RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/dcldOD
- Liberal Conspiracy
Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- Matt
Now that would be amazing!! RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/arNRGm
- Jeff Myers
RT @libcon: Is the Indy about to endorse the Libdems? http://bit.ly/dcldOD
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
You can read articles through the front page, via Twitter or RSS feed. You can also get them by email and through our Facebook group.
» Do older people really need more NHS healthcare?
» There are alternatives to the reckless ‘Plan A’
» On Beecroft: it is already quite easy to sack people
» Why Cameron’s claim of 600,000 jobs created is plainly wrong
» By using age to allocate NHS funding, Lansley rewards Tory voters
» The rise in domestic violence deaths is not an “isolated” problem
» Adrian Beecroft highlights mindset of Tory right
» The US is now a model for the Eurozone to save itself
» The IMF plan to revive the economy doesn’t go far enough
» The Boris brand is weaker than his friends think
» Nine things you can do to halt Lansley’s destruction of our NHS
|
38 Comments 72 Comments 21 Comments 49 Comments 10 Comments 24 Comments 22 Comments 69 Comments 44 Comments 25 Comments |
 |
LATEST COMMENTS » PaulG posted on Criticism of Obama for its own sake: a reply to Mehdi Hasan » Unite HTULC posted on By using age to allocate NHS funding, Lansley rewards Tory voters » Barryfunite posted on By using age to allocate NHS funding, Lansley rewards Tory voters » john b posted on Red Tory Blond: gay marriage "homophobic" » john b posted on Do older people really need more NHS healthcare? » john b posted on On Beecroft: it is already quite easy to sack people » john b posted on Do older people really need more NHS healthcare? » deepak abhishek posted on Criticism of Obama for its own sake: a reply to Mehdi Hasan » Gizmo Doe posted on Criticism of Obama for its own sake: a reply to Mehdi Hasan » So Much For Subtlety posted on Criticism of Obama for its own sake: a reply to Mehdi Hasan » Jack C posted on Red Tory Blond: gay marriage "homophobic" » bluepillnation posted on The Boris brand is weaker than his friends think » P Ve M posted on Red Tory Blond: gay marriage "homophobic" » Ben2 posted on '43% of young women sexually harassed' » So Much For Subtlety posted on '43% of young women sexually harassed' |
