Some cheerful iconoclasm makes mincemeat of constitutional mess From: The Independent - London | Date: March 6, 2008| Author: SIMON CARR | Copyright 2008 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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If all debates had that level of swing, Parliament would be popular. There was laughter, tears, thoughtful nodding and a car crash (two Lib-Dem fatalities; by their jaunty demeanour they may not realise their heads are off).

Hague and Miliband are both cerebral, good-humoured politicians. Theirs is a fast, running game, and when they play the man rather than the ball it is without malice. Though I suspect Ed Davey will not be able to stand up in the House for a year wi...

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