The Guardian view on a new Lib Dem leader: he must be hi-vis. That means Tim Farron
Editorial: The party is lucky to have two good candidates, but only one can offer a return to the old style of charismatic insurgency
August 1999
Kennedy pushes for tougher GM trial controls
Kennedy's win makes no impact on voters
Making a meal of it
Roy Hattersley
Come to us
Cameras whir on first day in new job
Kennedy call to arms
Kennedy doffs the jester's cap
Where Kennedy and Ashdown may differ
Here comes Charlie
Charles Kennedy elected leader of Lib Dems
Blair's Lib-Lab project in peril
A tricky life after Paddy
Anne Perkins
The Ashdown succession
Kennedy's camp goes walkabout
July 1999
Accusations fly in Lib Dem race
The Liberal Democrat leadership campaign last night moved into overdrive as frontrunners in the scramble to succeed Paddy Ashdown discreetly accused each other of fabricating claims to be edging into the lead in the final lap.
Simon Hoggart's sketch
Ritual groans as Paddy bows out
Simon Hoggart
I arrived late for prime minister's questions, having been delayed by a demonstration which blocked Parliament Square. The protesters looked even more angry and unappetising than recent animal rights marchers in the same place. One lot held up a banner, proclaiming The Old Berkshire Hunt, and I recalled that this is thought to be the origin of "berk", the most contemptuous of all rhyming slang.
Lib Dems need a leader who is not joined to Blair's hip
Hugo Young
Ashdown seat successor may have to stand down
It isn't a one horse race
About 59 results for Liberal Democrat leadership contest 1999
