Why the lib-dems are shit

[William of Walworth]

Kill, or at least starve - the old - they are useless eaters says very rich man who lived a taxpayer subsidised life first in parliament then in prison.

Trying to send out an olive branch to his kids?

 

[brogdale]

Mumsnet bans MP John Hemming after he outs users
Liberal Democrat John Hemming banned from online forum after inadvertently breaking code of anonymity and defying court order
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/10547625/Mumsnet-bans-MP-John-Hemming-after-he-outs-users.html

Mr Hemming, who once nominated himself as Love Rat of the Year, after admitting a string of affairs, has also been accused of taking to the parenting website while drunk.

 

[killer b]

christ. i didn't realise it was him - the one with the cat murdering love triangle. he's one odd cunt isn't he?

 

[butchersapron]

Laos the dick promoting Bookers social workers stole baby from wombs story (as well as other stuff for booker).

Remember, this is who a group of lib-dem members chose as their best face. Probably the last honest thing they did.

 

[killer b]

Laos the dick promoting Bookers social workers stole baby from wombs story (as well as other stuff for booker).

yeah, i'd seen his name around a load with that, but hadn't made the connection.

Remember, this is who a group of lib-dem members chose as their best face. Probably the last honest thing they did.

this isn't something unique to the lib dems tbf - all the parties have a few mouth-breathers round the periphery. does seem to be a stronger faction in the lib dems mind.

 

[butchersapron]

yeah, i'd seen his name around a load with that, but hadn't made the connection.

this isn't something unique to the lib dems tbf - all the parties have a few mouth-breathers round the periphery. does seem to be a stronger faction in the lib dems mind.

It's more pronounced as they have less members and less space to hide in. Less norms.

 

[butchersapron]

yeah, i'd seen his name around a load with that, but hadn't made the connection.

this isn't something unique to the lib dems tbf - all the parties have a few mouth-breathers round the periphery. does seem to be a stronger faction in the lib dems mind.

Also, would you be entirely surprised to learn that he's private school and oxbridge?

 

[killer b]

i bet he was bullied on the quads.

 

[BigTom]

Laos the dick promoting Bookers social workers stole baby from wombs story (as well as other stuff for booker).

Remember, this is who a group of lib-dem members chose as their best face. Probably the last honest thing they did.

I'm told (by a reliable source, but at least second hand nonetheless) that the reason he got the selection is cos he's a millionaire and he said he'd put loads of his own money into the campaign. I suppose in some ways that is actually properly honest about politics. He's properly weird is John.

 

[brogdale]

Not exactly "Why...", but sound evidence of quite how shit the electorate think their leader is...if anymore proof were needed...

Source

Cover image: collected answers to the question
“what is the first word or phrase than comes to mind when you think of......Nick Clegg"

 

[Kaka Tim]

Not exactly "Why...", but sound evidence of quite how shit the electorate think their leader is...if anymore proff were needed...

Source

Id like to see that image with the responses included from people who answered the question 'what is the first word of phrase that comes to mind when you think of nick clegg?' with 'cunt' 'wanker' 'shitbag' etc.

 

[butchersapron]

That Clegg is fantastic.

 

[shagnasty]

That Clegg is fantastic.

The smaller image is better but you can't read the words

 

[brogdale]

"You've got a Conservative party now who are driven, it seems to me, by two very clear ideological impulses. One is to remorselessly pare back the state – for ideological reasons just cut back the state.

"Secondly – and I think they are making a monumental mistake in doing so – they say the only people in society, the only section in society, which will bear the burden of further fiscal consolidation are the working-age poor."

...said...the DPM of HMG.

 

[SpineyNorman]

Laos the dick promoting Bookers social workers stole baby from wombs story (as well as other stuff for booker).

Even went on the Alex Jones show to do it.

 

[shagnasty]

...said...the DPM of HMG.

The clock is running down for Clegg.I would expect more of this bullshit as may 2015 comes closer

 

[treelover]

Not exactly "Why...", but sound evidence of quite how shit the electorate think their leader is...if anymore proof were needed...

Source

Hope they do one of Duncan Smith

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/martinp16/10-reasons-you-will-fall-back-in-love-with-nick-cl-i7sk

 

[frogwoman]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/martinp16/10-reasons-you-will-fall-back-in-love-with-nick-cl-i7sk

How could someone form those 9 words into that sentence?

 

[SpineyNorman]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/martinp16/10-reasons-you-will-fall-back-in-love-with-nick-cl-i7sk

Amazing

love point 5, showing how the deficit 'soared' under labour - weird how that started in 2008, just after the financial crisis. New labour are cunts but it does my nut in when people try and pull that one.

 

[yield]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/martinp16/10-reasons-you-will-fall-back-in-love-with-nick-cl-i7sk

WTF

https://plus.google.com/+MartinPetts/about

I'm a politics geek of the Liberal persuasion. I am currently chairman of the Spanish branch of Liberal Democrats Abroad.

 

[frogwoman]

Reminds me of this

 

[brogdale]

Clegg makes the case for a further coalition
It was Nick Clegg’s turn this morning to tour the radio and TV studios and his most interesting line was this from 5Live:-

“Actually, if you look at some of the polls, there’s polls suggesting more people want another coalition of one description or another than they want a single party government. And by the way, I think they’re right, because I think right now for this country, the biggest risk to our economic recovery is a single party government of either left or right.,,”

As opposed to the 1.2 party government of the far right in which he deputises as leader.

Desperate fuckwit.

 

[butchersapron]

As opposed to the 1.2 party government of the far right in which he deputises as leader.

Desperate fuckwit.

His reading of ashcroft is totally wrong. As is that bizzare chart from Smithson.

 

[barney_pig]

John hemming should have a thread all to himself, the cunt.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25641247

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Sheffield: And another former Lib Dem Cllr and Parliamentary candidate fucks off and joins Labour.

https://twitter.com/PaulBlomfieldMP/status/422760788512632832/photo/1

 

[brogdale]

His reading of ashcroft is totally wrong. As is that bizzare chart from Smithson.

Yep, but Smithson seems to have regained his senses a little today with this post, outlining the unrealistic nature of LD hopes of joining Lab in coalition. Smithson assumes that, if Lab found themselves in a position of needing the LD rump, they'd have come second in terms of the popular vote...and the LDs would have some problem "in principle" with joining the party coming second in the popular vote.

The psephology looks reasonably sound, but the assunption of any principled position from the LDs is somewhat laughable. If a result like the one envisaged did pan out, I'm damn sure that any surviving LD ministers would jump at the chance of retaining their ministerial car, even if it did meaning hooking up with the 'second choice' of the voters.

...what sort of result would lead to such a move. Featured below is a seat projection from Electoral Calculus on what happens on a uniform national swing if LAB gets 34% of the GB vote and CON 36%.

As can be seen although the Tories have 2% more votes Labour are closest to a majority in terms of seats.

In fact the table above flatters the Tories because the chances are that they would secure nothing like the 21 gains from the Lib Dems that the projection envisages.

With Labour apparently doing so much better in the key battlegrounds according to all the marginals polling the bias towards it is likely to be even greater.

1. 
   I’ve been playing about with the numbers and it is hard to see LAB falling short on the number of seats to secure a majority if it has come top on votes.
   The system just works in its favour so much and this is likely to be more so if there’s a disproportionate swing in the marginals.

So if there was a LD-LAB coalition it would involve the yellows teaming up with the party that was second in terms of votes to form a government. That would seem a bit odd given all that it has said over the years about electoral reform.

I think I'll post this in 'Polling' as well.

 

[butchersapron]

Cheers, yes - that's far more like it.

Odd fish that Smithson chap btw.

 

[brogdale]

Can the LDs do the right thing?

 

[belboid]

Sheffield: And another former Lib Dem Cllr and Parliamentary candidate fucks off and joins Labour.

https://twitter.com/PaulBlomfieldMP/status/422760788512632832/photo/1

you seen the latest local lib-dem leaflet?