As expected, the election is to be on May 6th. Gordon Brown did at least have the grace to admit it wasn't a surprise. He could have made a step towards fixed term parliaments by announcing the date last autumn and letting everyone plan properly, including the Parliamentary business. Instead he chose to play games and we have the ridiculous situation of the great Parliamentary wash-up - not making sure the pots are clean before going away but rushing through important legislation without proper scrutiny.
Time for a change - get out and make sure that every single Lib Dem voter puts a cross on a ballot paper next to a Lib dem name.