A close friend of Hancock's wife, former councillor Jacqui Hancock, Margaret Foster was found to have conducted herself in a manner which fell far short of the standards expected of her in the council chamber.
Read moreHancock Calling - And He's Got Gerald's Number
In a short piece in the Portsmouth News published last Saturday, its political reporter Ben Fishwick wrote about a recent conversation that he had had with former MP Mike Hancock, including some overbatim details of that conversation.
Hancock is reported to have said:
‘I’ve phoned him, I wish him all the very best.' ‘I wish him luck and I hope it goes well for him and working with Liberal Democrats and Labour.' 'I hope they work well together.'
What can we potentially gather from this reported conversation? And who is Hancock really talking to? I've come up with 8 things. (Just the eight?, I hear you ask …)
Read moreShout Out To the Lib Dems who Want to 'Just Move On' - You Are the Story Now
Dear Former Lib Dem Colleagues,
Despite the Police talking to a couple of you, and despite the fact that many rational, reflective commentators are telling you to learn from and reflect on what's happened over the past few years, a number of Lib Dem Party members persist in posting online comments about Hancock's victim 'Annie' which are unnecessary and, frankly, pretty vile.
To these people I say: Stop. Just stop. You do yourselves no credit, and you bring down a once great political movement which I worked hard for for over 14 years.
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