The Lib Dem Spring Conference is being held in Southport this weekend. As part of the Conference Lib Dem leader Vince Cable will be taking part in a beach clean with local Lib Dems this morning.

Finally, a job he may be competent at.

No sign of Vince

Originally Posted by roving-eye

No sign of Vince

...no sign of him and most amusingly, they advertise it with him... and 8 people show up, let's be kind and say 9 including the photographer... Vince's beach party not quite as kicking as JC's was then :)

Originally Posted by Gwhizz

...no sign of him and most amusingly, they advertise it with him... and 8 people show up, let's be kind and say 9 including the photographer... Vince's beach party not quite as kicking as JC's was then :)

You’d have expected at least Pugh, Prasnee or Cherie Brandie out in hi-vis for this one, did have to google who Alastair Carmichael is though

Originally Posted by Username2016

You’d have expected at least Pugh, Prasnee or Cherie Brandie out in hi-vis for this one, did have to google who Alastair Carmichael is though

All three probably in a bunker somewhere trying to figure out how they can spin a story whereby Sefton Council is responsible for all the cuts to Sefton Council!

I can see it now, John Pugh will pop up to claim... "Sefton Council is deliberately cutting its own budget so that it can punish Southport through lack of investment, it's true I tells ya!!!"

Over 30 People there, and no sign of Vince; plenty of rubbish. Tractor tires, cash registers; bottles, footwear etc. The camera never lies but the photographer always does.

Probably his aide forgot the lemons for him to suck before his camera opportunities.

Originally Posted by Gwhizz

All three probably in a bunker somewhere trying to figure out how they can spin a story whereby Sefton Council is responsible for all the cuts to Sefton Council!

I can see it now, John Pugh will pop up to claim... "Sefton Council is deliberately cutting its own budget so that it can punish Southport through lack of investment, it's true I tells ya!!!"

True, I’m eagerly waiting for the press release blaming another Lib Dem promise broken on “Bootle Labour” or “the strand purchase”...

Just found out... there was a big RSPB beach clean up at the same time too-
... so looks like the Lib-Dems also tried to rather unsuccessfully get people there and piggyback off it for their own publicity purposes?!