Lib Dem MSP takes on hero of the left Hugo Chavez and shows the big difference between liberalism and socialism - a real respect for people.

How not to run online fundraising, lesson 1

"the more disillusioned Labour supporters who follow in [John Kampfner's] path, the worse it will be for Gordon Brown". All true (though Adam's assertion that Kampfner's constituency of Holborn and St Pancras is safe is dodgy - the Lib Dems need only a 5% swing).

Yet another Labour MP can't find the motivation for another term in Parliament

Ah, bureaucracy. Don't you just love it?

Handy - and balanced - in-depth analysis of the Digital Economy Bill and the 'web blocking' amendment. Worth reading all the way through as it doesn't end as you might expect...

This time it's breastfeeding mums.

Richard Allan (Lib Dem MP until 2005) gives his views on the amendment to the Digital Economy Bill moved by Lib Dem peers

"If you are not interested in the nexus of power and money in British politics, and in whether the people at the top keep their word, it seems to me you ought not to bother being a journalist (or edit a newspaper). This is without question a big story, and I am surprised to see the Telegraph and the Mail bury it on inside pages."

Paul Walter in excellent form on Lord Ashcroft