The musings of a liberal and an internationalist, living in Suffolk's county town. There may be references to parish councils, bureaucracy and travel, amongst other things. And yes, I'm a Liberal Democrat.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Michael Ignatieff is elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada!
And the result is...
2023 ballots were cast, of which 59 were spoilt, leaving 1964 ballots cast for Michael Ignatieff, 97% of votes cast.
He'll be in London in July to give the Isaiah Berlin lecture, so we'll get a closer look at him then...
Ye gods, I remember when he was a trendy academic. Barack Obama has made it respectable (or at least electable) to be brainy.
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