"mechanic" wrote in message
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On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 11:10:58 -0000, tim... wrote:

And if Wolmar wants a crack at a winnable seat he has to serve time
running
the losing ones first - Even Maggie had to do that

Which seats did Sarah Olney contest before winning this one?

She got lucky

"The 39-year-old accountant was not even a Lib Dem member when the party
suffered its 2015 election whitewash. She joined in July last year after
being inspired by Nick Clegg's resignation, in which he pleaded for the
future of liberal Britain."

Even to get the selection without a history of walking the streets
leafleting is some feat.

I bet there are some members of this group, with decades of foot slogging
for the LDs, who are seriously jealous

tim