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From elation to sadness: my mixed emotions on the Scottish results

If you had told me six months ago that we would retain 5 seats in the Scottish Parliament and win mainland constituency seats from the SNP, I'd have laughed in your face. It didn't seem possible when polls were giving us 3% and 4% in the polls. It's a testament to the bright, bold and ambitious campaign he's run. I'm finally home now. I might be a little more flaky than usual as I have now been awake for approaching 34.5 hours. I'm desperately trying not to go to sleep for another couple of hours so I can just go to bed for the night then. I'm not sure that'll work.

CL
7 May 2016
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John Marriott

Are we really heading back to two party politics in England?

I got a really nice email from Tim Farron yesterday thanking me for all the hard work I had been putting in. I'm pleased that he also added "over many years" as I must confess that, over the last few years, my door knocking and leafleting has more or less disappeared - and I've also managed to fall out with most local Lib Dems and most recently with certain contributors to Lib Dem Voice because of certain remarks they allege I have made. So, I guess that the only place in the party organisation I have got left to give colleagues the benefit of my accumulated wisdom is here! (Time to stop reading and move on?!) As someone who has been actively involved with third party politics since the 1970s - and, if I survive one more year, will have completed 30 years unbroken service at all levels of local government (but not necessarily at the same time)- I am feeling a little demob happy, as I shall not be fighting any more elections. So I'm not really worried whether anyone finds it hard to agree with me any more - n

CJMLSNH
7 May 2016
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