Stephen Tall

Here’s today’s hand-picked selection that caught my interest…

• Labour as the party of civil liberties? We won't be fooled that easily
  Good stuff from @RichardMorrisUK > Labour as the party of civil liberties? We won’t be fooled that easily http://bit.ly/19dM07n
• Lib Dem conference – Nick Clegg's speech and debate on the David Miranda case: Politics live blog | Politics | theguardian.com
  Excerpts from Clegg #ldconf speech: suggests more conversational, comfortable style than usual http://bit.ly/1524njE (h/t @andrewsparrow)
• Why I loathe leaders’ speeches. PS: It’s nothing personal, Nick | Stephen Tall
  Why I loathe leaders’ speeches. PS: It’s nothing personal, Nick http://bit.ly/17IZMkp Me last year (and why I’m not in Glasgow today)
• The Knowledge: Lib Dems hope to sneak through in 2015 | The Pulse | PoliticsHome
  Balanced take via Politics Home of what current polling means for the Lib Dems http://bit.ly/151YIKu
• Why the tax vote was so close at conference | Mark Pack
  “Why the tax vote was so close at conference” by @MarkPack (Text messages to the payroll vote failed) http://bit.ly/17Hb4FH
• Lib Dem conference – vote on nuclear weapons and Danny Alexander's speech: Politics live blog | Politics | theguardian.com
  .@andrewsparrow explains mystery of where that “raise taxes for people on £50k+” line in LD briefing came from http://bit.ly/1em1kGa
• BBC News – Lib Dem gathering 'lacking humour' claims Kennedy
  Charles Kennedy says there’s been “no telling line” from #ldconf. Can anyone recall one from any conference ever? http://bbc.in/1elYtNu
• Bob Worcester forecasts Lib Dems to be reduced to 24 seats in 2015. I’ll run naked down Whitehall if that’s the result.
  Bob Worcester forecasts LibDems to be reduced to 24 seats in 2015. I’ll run naked down Whitehall if that’s the result http://bit.ly/14eYEoe