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The latest Liberal Democrat leadership contest was one of the least exciting votes of recent years. Vince Cable came first in a one-horse race. Despite the rather flat response he is already talking about making the party the second force in UK politics.
Throughout his 'campaign', many on the left rightly criticised his blasé attitude to sexism and racism, after he told the New Statesman that "Gender isn't an issue any more, rightly so. Thanks to Obama race isn't really an issue any more - at least we hope not."
