Ed Davey and his clan burst into song as the Lib Dem conference comes to a close. Painfully, Davey’s mic was still on whilst singing ABBA’s “Take a Chance on Me”. Just the latest of his publicity stunts…
The Lib Dem conference has been quite the circus, with Davey prancing about playing volleyball, zipping around on jet skis, and the party members falling over themselves to pat each other on the back. Today, a Lib Dem councillor toasted the supposed “success” of South Cambridge council’s four-day week. A scheme that hardly warrants a celebration…
Lib Dem Councillor Bridget Smith, who ignored the Tory government’s calls to scrap the scheme, declared today that the four-day week had been a roaring victory. The scheme was initially touted to save £1 million on agency staff. Then that figure quietly shrank to £434,000, before being revised again to a measly £370,000 – clearly moving the goalposts to make this bungled plan seem like anything but a disaster. If this is their idea of success, one dreads to think what failure looks like…
Davey’s leapt to new heights in his quest to grab the media’s attention. It appears paddle boarding, water sliding, and mountain biking weren’t desperate enough for the LibDem leader. Davey this morning opted to go bungee-jumping to announce LibDem’s boost for bereavement payments. Taking the plunge for publicity…
As he dangled mid-air, Davey shouted to the cameras below, “Do something you’ve never done before. Vote Liberal Democraaaat!”. Strong and brave…
Ed Davey has today unveiled the LibDems’ manifesto – the first out of the traps. It’s called “For a Fair Deal”. LibDem manifesto commitments are useful as a list of things that you know won’t take place in the next Parliament…
Guido has had a leaf through the 117-page document to identify the most bonkers proposals. See them below:
Ed Davey’s stunts might be starting to head off-road. The Standard has discovered that Davey has been caught speeding in a Ford B-Max on the M1. He paid a fine but failed to supply his driving licence details to the peelers. Putting him on the road to a criminal prosecution…
Davey’s excuse to magistrates is “being super busy” and that he “cannot remember the speeding offence itself“. He pleaded guilty and has been sentenced. At a private hearing in Luton magistrate’s court Davey was hit with £100 of fines and three points on his licence. That’s one way to get the media’s attention…
