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October 29, 2003
Wednesday
 
 
High Noon Seven O'Clock for IDS
Perry de Havilland (London)  UK affairs

In an hour from now, we will know if Iain Duncan Smith has survived as leader of the Tory Party...

...or more accuratly, some of you will know, because I have just noticed that there is going to be a fascinating wildlife documentary about the mating habits of the Northumbrian Lesser Spotted Leaping Tree Vole on one of the documentary cable channels.

Update:

Well guess what...

Comments

According to Iain Murry IDS lost 75-90.


Posted by BigFire at October 29, 2003 07:37 PM

Now if there were a documentary about the mating habits of politicians, it would really pull in the ratings.

Err, come to think of it, they already did that with the hearings on slick Willie.


Posted by Frank Borger at October 29, 2003 07:56 PM

And now here comes the nightmare... Michael Howard leading the Tory Party. It will be like having an authoritarian like Blunkett only this time as a major party leader.

New Hampshire here I come.


Posted by Perry de Havilland at October 29, 2003 08:37 PM

Howard as leader of the opposition would be the ideal result for Charles Kennedy.


Posted by Tim Hall at October 29, 2003 10:14 PM

To be honest, at the moment, any leader of the Tory party will be the ideal result for Charles Kennedy...


Posted by Gabriel Syme at October 30, 2003 10:10 AM
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