Why the lib-dems are shit

[frogwoman]

The lib dem candidate last night was bloody awful.

 

[frogwoman]

My favourite was the green guy though

 

[mather]

The lib dem candidate last night was bloody awful.

Which one? Was this on the telly?

 

[frogwoman]

Which one? Was this on the telly?

No, at a hustings I went to in Barnet.

 

[mather]

No, at a hustings I went to in Barnet.

I went to numerous hustings in my constituency during the 2015 election, I was campaigning for the TUSC candidate and during the hustings I got see how awful the Lib Dem was, I almost felt sorry for him. In the end he got less votes than the Greens and my constituency isn't even much of a Green stronghold.

 

[frogwoman]

My first ex's dad who is the lib dem candidate in my home town got in trouble for putting a vote lib dem sign up on someone's drainpipe without permission.

 

[JimW]

My first ex's dad who is the lib dem candidate in my home town got in trouble for putting a vote lib dem sign up on someone's drainpipe without permission.

Ah, the famous "like a rat up a drainpipe".

 

[DotCommunist]

bill stickers will be prosecuted

 

[Puddy_Tat]

bill stickers is innocent

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

The 14 year old standing for them here is 'the only candidate who can stop Theresa May's brexit plans' apparently. I reckon he might be overstating his potential impact a tad...

 

[William of Walworth]

Only excessive beer can help you tear down a Lib Dem poster on a stick in the garden of a house somewhere in a certain constituency , very late on Saturday.

Obviously, I disclaim any responsibility at all for my damaged side in consequence

 

[redsquirrel]

They've got the support of grade A twat Bob "Corbyn should resign" Geldof

For the first time in my life I’m going to vote for those guys, the Lib Dems.

This election is about nothing else except Brexit.

The Liberal Democrats are the only party with the balls to do their job of opposing the government. They happen to be my voice in parliament.

 

[JimW]

Watched News at Ten on ITV, big election round-up, finally turn to Farron's battle bus, two seconds in realise can't hear the journo so they move on to the skateboarding dog or whatever. Seemed fitting.

 

[Sue]

Just going to leave this here...

Tactical voting boosted Labour’s dominance in Hackney ‘to the detriment of democracy’, complain Lib Dems

 

[Teaboy]

Just going to leave this here...

Tactical voting boosted Labour’s dominance in Hackney ‘to the detriment of democracy’, complain Lib Dems

Christ that's some fucking brass neck.

 

[Pickman's model]

farron= richard hammond

Not fair to link richard hammond with farron

 

[mather]

Just going to leave this here...

Tactical voting boosted Labour’s dominance in Hackney ‘to the detriment of democracy’, complain Lib Dems

From the party that more or less only exists thanks to tactical voting, you couldn't make it up!

 

[Sue]

From the party that more or less only exists thanks to tactical voting, you couldn't make it up!

Well if it hadn't been for tactical voting, the Lib Dems would've surely overturned Diane Abbott's 24000 majority (2015). Oh.

 

[redsquirrel]

Well if it hadn't been for tactical voting, the Lib Dems would've surely overturned Diane Abbott's 24000 majority (2015). Oh.

They were going to kick Hoey as well,

It's 12k votes, and the lib dems are well on course to overturn it. Sadly the only 'data' I have for that is by looking at the bookmakers sites which have LD and Hoey pretty much neck and neck

End result
Labour Kate Hoey 31,522 57.3

3.5
Liberal Democrat George Turner 11,326 20.6

13.7

Oh dear

 

[Puddy_Tat]

there was a thumping big 'limp democrats - winning here*' sign outside one of the houses on the main road here last week.

the dustmen didn't take it this week

* - presumably on the basis that even though they came 3rd in the constituency vote at the 2015 election, but do have two of the three councillors in this ward. they still put out a 'labour can't win here' leaflet this time round. and came a more distant 3rd...

 

[JTG]

The long decline of Stephen Williams:

Bristol West 2005:
21,987 (38.3%, maj 5,128)

Bristol West 2010:
26,593 (48%, maj 11,368)

Bristol West 2015:
12,103 (18.8%, 10,797 behind Labour, third place)

West of England mayor 2017:
39,794 first prefs (20.2%, third place)

Bristol West 2017:
5,201 (7.3%, 42,012 behind Labour, fourth place)

Can't wait for his next campaign

 

[brogdale]

One 'sinner' leaves...

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

One 'sinner' leaves...

Well that's a surprising turn of events.

I mean, who knew he was 'Shadow Home Secretary'? I had no idea.

 

[billy_bob]

I discovered a few days before the election when I caught part of some interminable BBC Newsbeat/News 24 debate (much less crass and reductive than any of the non-yoof debates, incidentally). Took me a minute to figure out where I recognised him from.

Its always a bit sad when people high-mindedly resign from public positions most people didn't know they held.

But perhaps it's unfair to call any LD front bench job 'public'...

 

[bi0boy]

Farron gone

 

[butchersapron]

Coal-ising with the DUP.

 

[killer b]

He reason is incredible. How is being a Christian incompatible with being leader of the lib dems?

 

[bi0boy]

He just blamed people criticising his faith saying that means we don't live in a tolerant liberal society. A bit of a flounce.

 

[killer b]

This: fucking hell.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

How is being a Christian incompatible with being leader of the lib dems?

Jesus never wore socks with his sandals