tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post3609337799608181086..comments2024-02-20T08:37:57.138+00:00Comments on Britain Votes: Local By-election Review : July 5th 2011Britain Voteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982679942856883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-87019827267972517552011-07-10T20:34:22.470+01:002011-07-10T20:34:22.470+01:00Why isn't there a grouping available for non-C...Why isn't there a grouping available for non-Coalition Liberal Democrats? There was in 1918-1922 and an unofficial one in 1931-33.David Boothroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161970886471901426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-20840712234129326562011-07-09T22:20:37.172+01:002011-07-09T22:20:37.172+01:00The only other alternative I see to Bill's con...The only other alternative I see to Bill's conclusion is for what I loosely call "real Liberal Democrats", with high-profile figures such as Charles Kennedy and Simon Hughes at the forefront, leading an SDP-style breakaway from the Clegg "Orange Bookers", who failed to grasp that the large majority of their vote was, as in 1997, a vote for who was best placed to keep the Conservatives out of their seat, and are leading the Party to electoral annihilation.<br /><br />I realise as Labour Party activist I may be regarded as biased, but I had an interesting conversation last week with my 81 year-old Uncle, who abandoned a lifetime of Conservative voting in 2001 to vote Lib Dem, and who now genuinely does not feel he has anyone to vote for, and I don't believe he's alone.Tim Mullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-61007336103552464952011-07-08T22:20:46.221+01:002011-07-08T22:20:46.221+01:00I'm sure you'll understand the popular vie...I'm sure you'll understand the popular view which I share that the Lib Dems sold out their principles. I'll never vote Lib Dem again.<br /><br />The only possible salvation will be a change of Leader, and I don't see that happening any time soon.Bill Chapmannoreply@blogger.com