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What don't you like about the Lib Dems?
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so everyone has plenty to moan about when it comes to conservatives and labour, my question is what is so wrong with lib dems? why are they still not taken seriously as an opposition party?.........to be fair i don't really look at the parties' policies, only what you hear on the news, i don't vote so i'm not that bothered...........
but what does surprise is me is that despite everyone being so disgruntled with the two major parties noone thinks will lib dem will work either.............why is this? i have only heard good things in the main e.g. raising tax for the richer lot, reducing it for the rest, legalising cannabis and relaxing laws on other drugs (tho i spose this is a mixed bag), they oppose the war, and charles kennedy seems like a nice enough bloke, even if he is a pussycat...........
they are constantly improving in the polls, but mostly out of disgust for the other parties no?........so tell me please what is wrong with lib dems? is it just their lack of experience in government or does nobody believe they can deliver on their policies.....?......my only beef would be that they swing too far the other way, e.g. they seem quite anti-religious and secular, have odd views on marriage, are for legalising prostitution, want to relax the watershed etc......and they seem to contradict themselves at times, mind you don't most parties?
what are your views?
but what does surprise is me is that despite everyone being so disgruntled with the two major parties noone thinks will lib dem will work either.............why is this? i have only heard good things in the main e.g. raising tax for the richer lot, reducing it for the rest, legalising cannabis and relaxing laws on other drugs (tho i spose this is a mixed bag), they oppose the war, and charles kennedy seems like a nice enough bloke, even if he is a pussycat...........
they are constantly improving in the polls, but mostly out of disgust for the other parties no?........so tell me please what is wrong with lib dems? is it just their lack of experience in government or does nobody believe they can deliver on their policies.....?......my only beef would be that they swing too far the other way, e.g. they seem quite anti-religious and secular, have odd views on marriage, are for legalising prostitution, want to relax the watershed etc......and they seem to contradict themselves at times, mind you don't most parties?
what are your views?
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that's as good a reason as any.
erm.... i'm sure we can all google for the lib dems site?......are they gonna tell us what's wrong with them? :rolleyes: .........don't you have a view?
That and they just seem a slightly more decent bunch than the others.
Oh, and they are not for the legalisation of cannabis, not publically at any rate.
Perhaps Moonrat likes them? Your question asks for replies/views about 'what's wrong?'.
They're not a left wing party but they still have some very good policies. They're the only ones of the three main parties that openly advocate raising taxes to improve services. Labour might agree with that but dares not say it, and we all know what the Tories stand for...
Socially the Lib Dems are as good as Labour if not more, and I agree with practically all of their foreign policy from the EU to our relationship with America.
If the Lib Dems were to adopt the one star policy the other two won't contemplate (i.e. renationalise the railways), I reckon they could simply hold the key to the election and overtake the tories as the second force in parliament.
Er, did I say that? No. They split the left wing vote at a time when she was immensely vulnerable, and due to the disproportional nature of SMP systems, they didn't even really get anything for their troubles.
You mean he has gone?
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The inevitable follow on question of course. To that, not even my powers can extend to how to come to a way of bucking the British public's apathy towards politics.
But isn't that the same with any political party? Nobody gets in because everyone either thinks it's futile voting, because their party doesn't have a chance, or that their party is so ahead of the others it wont make any difference anyway.
Luke's English was somewhat different to most of us- but apparently he was dyslexic so it's understandable.
I don't come here at weekends, what thread did he get banned on may I enquire?