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Nice fella... good statesman... but way too undynamic and with his party dropping to 11% in one poll and struggling in most others, his lack of presence was giving the Nasty Party a chance of capturing seats... so good riddance. In a nice inoffensive way, obviously. Anyone got any preference about who replaces him?

Actually, is it just coincidence that Tim's reappeared? Check the resignation note for his fingerprints...

Actually, thinking about it, shows just how nice and equally maybe just how frightened his party is about a leadership election, that he stepped down without a huge bloody battle.

NOt just Charles Kennedy, he bumped off each of his opponents during the leadership race with a carefully orchestrated dirty tactics campaign. Shocking too the treatment Kennedy got when he admitted to his alcoholism, for a party so keen on fairness for all that was a poor example to set.