Thank you for the music...

There has been much rejoicing across the free world today as Elaine Bagshaw was returned as Liberal Youth Chair. That's right kids, we have another year of banter and jokes at the expense of this authoritarian, incompetent and obnoxious woman. The former New Labour hack has successfully managed to stamp out the opposition to a leadership style that many have found some what testing. Interesting to note the very high number of voters who wished for nominations to be re-opened and when that figure is added to the votes for Bagshaw's opponents, she managed to squeak through with just a four votes. Pretty much half the organisation (that bothered to vote, and my my that is a low turnout for what is an apparently "Liberal generation"!) don't want Bagshaw and she is going to have to some how rebuild the bridges that she and her heinous henchmen have burnt in this election.

These elections have upset the Liberal Youth apple cart in a big way

. Not only has Bagshaw treated her membership with contempt but she has also severely pissed off the staff at Liberal Democrat HQ. The news of her victory has seemingly been greeted with weary acceptance, especially as most of the voters sent back their ballots before TB started livening things up and revealing just what an idiot Miss Bagshaw can be.

And what a farcical election it was. The whole organisation was leaking like the Titanic. There was a flurry of briefings and counter briefings and anonymous tip offs that made CF look like a bunch of amateurs. If the real Lib Dems were such keen media operators, the dead duck party might actually get some press coverage from time to time. Looking forward to seeing Bagshaw exact her revenge on those who doubted her and restore her iron fist on the membership.

So lets all charge a glass and toast this victory. It's going to be a brilliant year.