Will the Last Lib Dem please remember to switch off the lights

markharding557

The Libdems will have little relevance after 2015 regardless of who wins and of the question of who will win i think it's going to be a real two horse race with a small majority for the victor.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I've ended up voting LibDem in every general election (some in my hometown in the S West, and more recently in London). Not becuase I'm tribally loyal, but because I've researched the options and decided each time that they best fitted my own views (or were least worst if you're feeling cynical).

The media prefer to polarise the country into Labour vs Tory, left vs right. There are however plenty of old fasioned, centre ground small-l liberals in the UK for whom neither Tory nor Labour offer anything. I certainly can't see myself voting for either, it would be more likely Green or a strong independent candidate.

kevin52

I have voted Liberal or Lib Dem since I turned 18 in 1970. Now excuse me while I get on with delivering these leaflets for the local elections.

wotsthat

PaulF81 wrote: »

anyone want to give me a hand?

http://designyourheadstone.com/design/

Here lies Nick Clegg. He was the young fresh faced one who sold his soul - unfortunately there was no cure.

BobQ

PaulF81 wrote: »

I realized before that there is plenty of spat between idiots who vote labour and right minded people like me who will vote conservative.

No-one seems to mention the Lib dems though.... its almost as if they are extinct.

Are there are any posters on here who will admit to plan to vote for the (almost) Extinct party? If I get no responses, I am planning to contact the World Wildlife Fund to see if they want to put the UK Liberal Democrat Party on the endangered list.

In have no idea who is worthy of my vote yet. My inclination is to vote Lib Dem but not if Clegg remains leader and only if his successor returns to the principles of the party Clegg has undermined.

[Deleted User]

are the tories about to join the libs? new poll out today has them on 25% the lowest i can remember,even thatcher was more popular,if and its a BIG if the tories lost another 5% and it all went to ukip they would be nck and neck

Fella

I'm highly amused by the people who voted Libdem & were then angry that they went into Coalition with the Tories. If they wanted a left-wing Govt they should have voted Labour. Instead they voted for the party that could go into coalition with either of the others & that's exactly what they did. Never at any point did the Libdems suggest that they would not go into coaltion with the Tories.

Fella

woodbine wrote: »

are the tories about to join the libs? new poll out today has them on 25% the lowest i can remember,even thatcher was more popular

Um, duh. She won three elections. She was very popular. One of the most popular PMs ever going by the only measure that counts i.e. the UK Public's vote.

RichandJ

michaels wrote: »

What s/he said.

All the Lib Dem voters who are now disilusioned I can only assumed you wanted to always be a party of protest outside govt because as a junior coalition partner you were always goign to end up having to make major policy concessions whoever the coalition was with.

So the choices are no direct influence on policy as an opposition party or a limited influence as part of a coalition. It seems strange that so many lib dem supporters seemd to be totally unaware of what coalition govt would mean in reality?

Very good point(s).

Did they all think they could get all of their wish list regardless of which coalition they entered ?

Although 'they all' in the LD context may be a bit of a misnomer (someone correct my grammar if this is the wrong word), 'they all' appear to have more differing opinions within one party than Major's Tories.

michaels

BobQ wrote: »

In have no idea who is worthy of my vote yet. My inclination is to vote Lib Dem but not if Clegg remains leader and only if his successor returns to the principles of the party Clegg has undermined.

If you go in to a coalition as a junior party then you will have to sacrifice some principles. You are therefore saying the Libdems should;d never enter a coalition. In which case what would be the point in voting for them?