Anybody out there voting Lib Dems?

I think that a lot of the Liberal Democrat leadership lean more towards classical liberalism rather than the social aspect. The problem is that they have to please an activist base which is more inclined to be socially liberal.

I'm of the opinion that anyone who does vote for them proves that they should have their right to vote rescinded.


If they drop below 30 I'll celebrate, if they stay above 40 I'll lament. I think the soundest seat by seat prediction
had them at 33 region, so I'll most likely have this face on

Do you mean social Democrat instead of social liberal.

I think that there is a split between classical liberals (Clegg, Alexander, Laws) and social democrats (Kennedy, Farron, Cable) but in terms of social policy I'd wager both sides are as liberal as each other. One must remember that the the party of law and order was never going to let the liberals loose in the home office.

It will be interesting to see what influence the Liberal Democrats hold if they do mange to join a coalition again.

Why should Lib Dem voters have their right to vote taken away?

They're directly showing the system doesn't work. That a party can be elected not based on any obligation to enact policy but because of waffle, PR, and idealogical branding. I know individual MPs might not apply to this, but they haven't defected.


Every vote for LDems now is a vote against our voting system. A vote for them is someone putting their hands up and saying 'I don't know how this all works', or 'I want a two party system'. I know they'll linger around on 30ish seats most likely, but quite frankly if the LDems disbanded it would restore my faith in the right to vote. Right now I can't help but feel they're factually symbolic of why the political theatre is a tragedy.


That's why I feel that people voting for them are complacent in that mockery of any vestige of democracy that remains in England, and that we'd be better off without their input. I know that sounds heartless but quite frankly I'm angry that people are still voting for MPs that basically metaphorically urinated on them for the past 4 years; and I didn't even vote for them.

Could it not be argued that MP's from all the political parties in Britain display traits similar to ones you have alluded to?

I would like to think that the vast majority of people voting for the Liberal Democrats are doing so because genuinely want them to form a majority government, not just because they are admitting to not knowing how a political system works.

Do you mean social Democrat instead of social liberal.

I think that there is a split between classical liberals (Clegg, Alexander, Laws) and social democrats (Kennedy, Farron, Cable) but in terms of social policy I'd wager both sides are as liberal as each other. One must remember that the the party of law and order was never going to let the liberals loose in the home office.

True enough, though I find it most prominent in the Ldems after the last election.

Could it not be argued that MP's from all the political parties in Britain display traits similar to ones you have alluded to?

I would like to think that the vast majority of people voting for the Liberal Democrats are doing so because they genuinely want them to form a majority government, not just because they are admitting to not knowing how a political system works.

I think it's pretty sickening for the Tories to continue to describe themselves as the 'party of law and order' when they have all but demolished legal aid. It would be like Labour calling itself the party of the NHS after choking its funding to crisis point.

Well Labour have stolen the mansion tax and senate while the Tories have stolen the personal allowance.

Lib Dems want proportional representation, those who want them to have a majority are contradicting themselves.

I don't particularly like any of the parties, but I'll be voting for liberal democrats.

What's your opinion on the idea of reforming the House of Lords into a Senate?

The Liberal were crushed after WW1 because of what they did after it. They should never get back into power again hopefully.

I think it's pretty sickening for the Tories to continue to describe themselves as the 'party of law and order' when they have all but demolished legal aid. It would be like Labour calling itself the party of the NHS after choking its funding to crisis point.

May I ask why you would feel inclined to vote if you do not really like the party you are voting for?

If I walked into a shop and was presented with a load of goods that I did not really want, I would not buy some of them anyway.

I think that a Libertarian party that follows the practices of the old Liberal party still exists today. Not sure how popular they are though.