Many people voted LD at the Election because they were fed up with the two main Parties. Now the LDs have joined-up with the Tories to form a Government. What do you think of their performance?
- are they providing a good counter-balance?
- have they sacrificed their principles?
- have they abandoned pre-Election promises?
- will they do worse or better at the next Election?
What they always were before the election came - little tories.
Anyone who didnt see this needs to look closer.
On this we can agree LongGone, always were the worst opponents and now showing themselves in their true colours. The sad thing is that the last 13 years of Labour contains many regrets as well.
Does anyone remember that The Guardian recommended that people vote Lib Dem at the election? Do its readers, many of whom could well be losing their jobs, now deserve an apology? I'd say so!
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I supported Lib Dems before the election and continue to support them now. The idea of a coalition is for the parties to work together si I accept that some of the stuff the lib dems wanted to achieve willl go out of the window. I also completely support them forming a coalition with the tories, not because I like the tories, but because they got the most public support and would have felt it wrong if they had joined forces with labour.
I think they provide a good counter-balance
Nope they haven't sacrificed their principles, in my opinion.
A number of pre-election promises have been abandoned... but i guess thats the nature of a coalition gvnt.
I like to think they will do better, they will get my vote.
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Tuition fees hiked? Defence protected in preference to welfare? Women and children lose most from the cuts? Regressive overall cuts package?
Not abandoned their principles?
The nation will remember at the next Election what happened to the promises they made at the previous one!
Andy_Pandy:I supported Lib Dems before the election and continue to support them now.
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The awful thing as a life long Labour person is how Labour treated social workers. I am still pondering why they were so bad to us (let alone other things like Iraq, criminal justice policy) and the possibility the Coaltion might be better for social workers in some ways. (eg Monroe review, the fact that the Children's Minister seems genuinely interested, Ken Clarke seems keen to lock up fewer people).
Excluding narrow self interest, I am sure though Andy that vulnerable clients will suffer badly from the cuts and families on the edge of vulnerability will be pulled under.
simeon3: Does anyone remember that The Guardian recommended that people vote Lib Dem at the election? Do its readers, many of whom could well be losing their jobs, now deserve an apology? I'd say so!
Trouble is, that the Labour party have still not learned from gasping Gordon that it's not what you say it's how you say it.
I like Ed and his stance but it is obvious that his personal presentation to the electorate, promotes negative vibes.
Not a problem for thinking people but what percentage of voters are?
Sad fact is that folks would prefer to hear rubbish from that nice shiny Cameron than something constructive from the Labour leader.
Politics has got nothing to do with politics.
Shirack: simeon3: Does anyone remember that The Guardian recommended that people vote Lib Dem at the election? Do its readers, many of whom could well be losing their jobs, now deserve an apology? I'd say so! Nice to see this, and will be better still to see them wiped out at the next election.(Middle ground is best left to the likes of Caroline Lucas.) Trouble is, that the Labour party have still not learned from gasping Gordon that it's not what you say it's how you say it. I like Ed and his stance but it is obvious that his personal presentation to the electorate, promotes negative vibes. Not a problem for thinking people but what percentage of voters are? Sad fact is that folks would prefer to hear rubbish from that nice shiny Cameron than something constructive from the Labour leader. Politics has got nothing to do with politics.
Sorry...is this a metaphor for the BASW/College debate, with its leadership personality problems preventing people seeing what is actually happening?
Silver Sage: Shirack: simeon3: Does anyone remember that The Guardian recommended that people vote Lib Dem at the election? Do its readers, many of whom could well be losing their jobs, now deserve an apology? I'd say so! Nice to see this, and will be better still to see them wiped out at the next election.(Middle ground is best left to the likes of Caroline Lucas.) Trouble is, that the Labour party have still not learned from gasping Gordon that it's not what you say it's how you say it. I like Ed and his stance but it is obvious that his personal presentation to the electorate, promotes negative vibes. Not a problem for thinking people but what percentage of voters are? Sad fact is that folks would prefer to hear rubbish from that nice shiny Cameron than something constructive from the Labour leader. Politics has got nothing to do with politics. Sorry...is this a metaphor for the BASW/College debate, with its leadership personality problems preventing people seeing what is actually happening?
One would like to think that social workers see beyond the outward appearance of people and their rhetoric - but I guess that we are all human and consciously or not sometimes fall for what is less than genuine or go for the 'nicer' personality.
Ronald Raegan for president for example?
At least there the president cant do much without a muti part senate behind him, and in Raegans case, allegedly an earpiece telling him what to say word by word.
In this country, if you have the genes and the personal make over assistant to win you the votes, there seems to be a personality cult and a "get behind the leader for the party and our (highly paid)jobs sake and shut up if you don't like the politics" attitude.
Is the shine wearing off?
I think that Andy Mc Will have to get on too us soon, as with effect from today, the Lib Dems are an endagered species and therefore subject to "protected" status ( a bit like the arctic skua)
UKIP split the right wing vote. Greens fill the middle ground, though some say they are the new red, and the next government is a socialist one. Yipee. (Still worried about Edwards appeal to the people who vote for "That nice Mr/Mrs/Ms ..........."
Oh, and the Lib Dems; just a distant bad memory, with the odd crank candidate, who will say anything to please whoever they are speaking too.
I see that the Londoners still love a tory boy. Obvious reallly.......there's a lot of rich (b)ankers concentrated in that area.