Politicians do not usually apologise. I have not noticed that Tony Blair has apologised for the at best, misleading information, that was put out before the Iraq War - remember the dodgy dossier! I have looked again at the Lib Dem web site - carefully worded material about the review of services at the Christie - with a headline of which a tabloid journalist like Alistair Campbell could be proud! Unfortunately our politics are conducted by soudbites and tabloid headlines - personally I would prefer a more intellectual approach - but I am frequently being told that I don't live in the real world.