"How nasty the Liberal Democrats are quietly capable of being"

Guto Harri offers an interesting commentary on the two leadership candidates on BBC News Online:

It is striking - within a party that's generally regarded as nice - how nasty the Liberal Democrats are quietly capable of being.

The two candidates, now competing to lead the party have the kind of breeding and education that leads to public restraint, but the tension between them was easily detectable at a central London hustings last night.