BLITHE BELLS

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The Lib Dems are having a great day on the BBC's live election blog.
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As well as getting the first mention of the day (mentioning their 'greenness'), they receive four problem-free posts on Nick Clegg's performance on The Andrew Marr Show, followed by a tweet that could have come straight out of the mouth of the BBC's Sarah Bell herself:
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1017: nitawol tweets: I wish Andrew Marr would let Nick Clegg answer his questions and stop interrupting all the time.
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You might expect other 'tweeters' or 'have your sayers' to be quoted criticising the Lib Dems, just for the sake of balance. No such thing happens. Instead we only get more posts supportive of the Lib Dems, including:
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1421: Another senior defence figure has added his support to the Liberal Democrat policy on the Trident nuclear deterrent system. Four days ago, four former generals said Britain should be prepared to scrap it. The former Chief of Defence Staff, Lord Guthrie, said tough decisions had to be taken on future defence budgets. "I would like us to see us looking far, far more seriously at a cheaper version so that we can stay as a nuclear power," he told BBC Radio 4's the World This Weekend.
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This is old news. Lord Guthrie called for such a review days ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8632619.stm
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Ryan reports that notorious Lib Dem-supporting beebette Sarah Bell is working on the blog today.
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UPDATE To be fair, I see that an anti-Lib Dem 'Have Your Say' is now on the blog:
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1719: David in Surrey writes: Nick Clegg is beginning to sound arrogant and petulant. It is not his decision to choose the PM. It is very dangerous when you begin to believe your own hype. Inexperience is starting to show through.
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