Lib Dems' fantasy festival in the Kennedy bubble

From: The Scotsman | Date: September 24, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

IF CHARLES Kennedy needed to be reminded of the sudden upswing in his party's fortunes in recent days, it came in the Sun yesterday. He was treated to a two-page roasting, with his face cruelly superimposed on to a bottle of whisky.

In Brighton, copies of the tabloid were being clutched with glee by Liberal Democrat delegates at the annual conference. At long last, they argued, we are being taken seriously: any publicity is good publicity.

But this is not strictly true. The Lib Dems' unusual success is dependent on no-one looking too carefully at its policies. Most of all, Mr Kennedy must ...

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