mort   10 #1 Posted May 19, 2014 With the increase in threads about party politics, both local and national, on the forum we have decided that to create a level playing field we will allow one thread for each party to discuss policies. This thread is for discussing the policies of the Liberal Democrat party.  Our normal rule of not posting links directly to the parties still applies so please respect this rule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chalga   10 #2 Posted May 20, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/20/uk-double-number-new-homes-300000-vince-cable  300,000 new homes needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mr Bloke   1,445 #3 Posted May 20, 2014 Is that you Mr Nick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
El Cid   220 #4 Posted May 20, 2014 I always considered my self a LibDem, but policies change every election. Its not very trendy at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
LeMaquis   10 #5 Posted May 21, 2014 Lib-Dems expecting no MEPs;  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/21/lib-dems-braced-for-wipeout-in-european-poll  Latest opinion polls say UKIP and Labour 27%, Tories 23%, Lib-Dems 10%, Greens 8%. Based on that I'd expect Labour to win assuming UKIP lose some votes to An Independence From Europe. Which would be funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rossyrooney   12 #6 Posted May 21, 2014 I always considered my self a LibDem, but policies change every election. Its not very trendy at the moment.  It must be hard graft for the rank and file members and the foot soldiers who go on the knock when they are constantly bombarded with negative comments about Nick Clegg  Do you reckon He'll throw in the towel soon and take a job in the E.U. or try to weasel his way into another stint as Asst. P.M.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
El Cid   220 #7 Posted May 21, 2014 It must be hard graft for the rank and file members and the foot soldiers who go on the knock when they are constantly bombarded with negative comments about Nick Clegg Do you reckon He'll throw in the towel soon and take a job in the E.U. or try to weasel his way into another stint as Asst. P.M.?  I think that they will do ok in 2015, at least not a colapse. People used to hate the Tories, after Thatcher got kicked out, now its the LibDems turn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #8 Posted May 21, 2014 So when nick joins the tories who will lead the libdems or will they just dissolve? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Anna B Â Â 1,414 #9 Posted May 21, 2014 Lib Dems have been sold down the river by the Conservatives who have used them as whipping boys. Â Everything that's gone right with this coalition government the Conservatives have taken credit for; everything that's gone wrong the Conservatives have put the blame on the Lib Dems. Â It's a shame 'cause the Lib Dems have worked hard at being a moderating influence and still have some measure of integrity, whereas Cameron and his Conservative cronies are a bunch of untrustworthy, arrogant slimeballs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
LeMaquis   10 #10 Posted May 22, 2014 People used to hate the Tories, after Thatcher got kicked out.  Used to? Have you wondered why they couldn't get a majority even after the Brown years?  Only after Thatcher went? I take it you weren't around in the 80s.  As for the Lib-Dems, I got a leaflet off them a couple of days ago and it was probably the best one I've received during the campaign in that it looked professional and talked about Europe. It's not going to do them any good though.  ---------- Post added 22-05-2014 at 08:19 ----------  Lib Dems have been sold down the river by the Conservatives who have used them as whipping boys. Everything that's gone right with this coalition government the Conservatives have taken credit for; everything that's gone wrong the Conservatives have put the blame on the Lib Dems.  You'd have to blame the Lib-Dems for that for being stupid enough to let it happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
L00b   441 #11 Posted May 22, 2014 You'd have to blame the Lib-Dems for that for being stupid enough to let it happen.They've long struck me as well-meaning but insufficiently experienced (politically) to successfully navigate the shark-infested waters of Westminster and surrounding area  Their minority status in the Coalition won't have helped one bit, of course...but their PR machine has been spectacularly woeful at mitigating the Tory-dished political misdirection since the very beginning.  For shame. I had much higher hopes for Cable. He's done good, but not good enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ivanava   10 #12 Posted May 22, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/20/uk-double-number-new-homes-300000-vince-cable 300,000 new homes needed.   UK needs to double number of new homes to 300,000 a year: Vince Cable Business secretary says some will have to be built on green belt if dangerous levels of house price inflation are to be avoided.  Here's an idea for Vince Cable, what about if we don't build on green belt and we cut the number of people coming to live in Britain instead. There are 238,000 households in Sheffield, is it realistic to build more than that each years just to accommodate an expanding population caused by high immigration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...