Why the lib-dems are shit

[butchersapron]

Future excuses might include an innocent mixup when they attempted to bar Chartism.

I waited and waited but no one picked it up i'm afraid...

 

[danny la rouge]

Like a Chatham pocket for your CV?

More like a fortitude table, I'd guess.

 

[elbows]

I waited and waited but no one picked it up i'm afraid...

Never mind.

 

[TopCat]

Never mind.

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Really?

 

[Dom Traynor]

One of them, possibly with the long hair, was called Felix Quigley iirc. What do his files say?

Felix Bungay actually

 

[Proper Tidy]

There isn't even much on google about what a skills wallet is. I found this which if it's the same thing is some awful managerial technocratic bollocks

 

[brogdale]

There isn't even much on google about what a skills wallet is. I found this which if it's the same thing is some awful managerial technocratic bollocks

So that's clear, then?

 

[brogdale]

Did we have this yet? The Lib Dem candidate for Hove



There's a lot of good stuff there but I think my favourite is the reply a bit further down where she seems to think all brexit voting northerners are carpenters, builders or electricians

You've all got it wrong...it was just a random joke and she's Swiss anyway...so skiing, obvs.

 

[Proper Tidy]

So that's clear, then?

Some Black Mirror thing where everybody is an avatar attached to their linkedin profile or something

 

[brogdale]

Some Black Mirror thing where everybody is an avatar attached to their linkedin profile or something

Think I'm in danger of going full Icke and start railing about implants or summat!

 

[butchersapron]

A passion for going skiing for two months straight. That's pretty relatable.

 

[brogdale]

A passion for going skiing for two months straight. That's pretty relatable.

All those chalet maids' jobs to look after her...she's a wealth creator.

 

[Pickman's model]

All those chalet maids' jobs to look after her...she's a wealth creator.

Saw a sign said for wealth creators
Sounds like I'd have some fun
Took a ride to that two bit town
Couldn't see nobody around
Then a man tried to slash my face
Welcome to this town
I'm a wealth creator here I come
I'm a human racer watch me run
I'm a pain reliever
I'm a firm believer
I'm a wealth creator
Here I come
Ain't got time to hang around
Ain't got time to play no games
Just rock and roll is on my mind
I can't feel no pain
All I need is a shotgun heart
A crossfire lightening dance
I blow your mind to outerspace
Love don't stand a chance
I'm a wealth creator here I come
I'm a human racer watch me run
I'm a pain reliever
I'm a firm believer
I'm a…

with apologies to steve jones

 

[BigTom]

There isn't even much on google about what a skills wallet is. I found this which if it's the same thing is some awful managerial technocratic bollocks

 

[Libertad]

I sense a lack of aspiration here. Get with the program.

 

[BigTom]

I sense a lack of aspiration here. Get with the program.

No, you are right. Having slept on it, I realise that the Skills Wallet is not just a rehash of the marvelous National Record Of Achievement, but a transformation of the idea into the digital age.
They are going to be getting school kids to setup a LinkedIn account.

 

[Poi E]

A passion for going skiing for two months straight. That's pretty relatable.

Going downhill will be something the candidate is comfortable with.

 

[cupid_stunt]

LibDems are planning to press for reform of first past the post voting system if they hold the balance of power in the next Parliament

Senior figures have laid down two initial priority “red line” demands in the event of a hung Parliament which would be a second referendum on EU membership and a refusal to put Corbyn in no 10.

However, the LibDems are also keen to push for proportional representation, a long held commitment reaffirmed by their success in the EU elections and their pact with Plaid and the Greens where each party has agreed to stand aside to boost the prospect of a Remain MP being elected.

LibDems eye electoral reform if they hold balance of power

 

[maomao]

If a Corbyn government is a 'red line' then they're basically saying from the off that their preference is for a Tory coalition. It couldn't be more overt.

 

[DotCommunist]

If a Corbyn government is a 'red line' then they're basically saying from the off that their preference is for a Tory coalition. It couldn't be more overt.

who they would trust to back them on PR the same way they backed them on AV right? lol

 

[maomao]

who they would trust to back them on PR the same way they backed them on AV right? lol

I think AV is a better idea than what we have now. I just voted no because the lib dems are cunts. I think most people did the same.

 

[MickiQ]

If a Corbyn government is a 'red line' then they're basically saying from the off that their preference is for a Tory coalition. It couldn't be more overt.

No I don't think so, there's no way they could go into coalition with the Tories without completely betraying the Remain voters they're pitching for. The last time they betrayed their supporters they payed a heavy price. They're pitching for a Labour minority where the Labour Party is willing to ask/force Corbyn to stand down and replace him with a leader more acceptable to them than Corbyn. This is unfortunately for them as equally unlikely as Swinsons insistence that she has a chance of being PM. They've foolishly backed themselves into a corner where neither of the only 2 ways out is acceptable.
Besides the SNP will be Corbyn's first port of call for support, Sturgeon is much more pragmatic than Swinson and has already hinted at her price. Labour will only need the LibDems if they still can't achieve a majority even with SNP support.
The best hope for the LibDems now is for them to do well south of the border and for Swinson herself to lose to the SNP, then they can choose a new leader who is prepared to swallow deeply and work with a Corbyn led Govt. As things now they stand to just end up as an ineffectual noise in the background.

 

[maomao]

Besides the SNP will be Corbyn's first port of call for support,

In a best case scenario for Labour he'd probably still need both.

 

[treelover]

I am waiting to see what policies LD's have on Social Security, given Swinsons voting record, not promising.

 

[chilango]

I bet they think they can do a DUP.

 

[elbows]

No, you are right. Having slept on it, I realise that the Skills Wallet is not just a rehash of the marvelous National Record Of Achievement, but a transformation of the idea into the digital age.
They are going to be getting school kids to setup a LinkedIn account.

When searching for the term I couldnt help but notice a registered trademark of an existing service.

 

[elbows]

I am waiting to see what policies LD's have on Social Security, given Swinsons voting record, not promising.

The name of every person who dies as a result of their policies will go into their kills wallet.

 

[maomao]

I bet they think they can do a DUP.

Where do they take their bribe though? DUP want money for their people. The lib dems don't have people.

 

[MickiQ]

I bet they think they can do a DUP.

You are no doubt correct, behind the 'we can win' bull there are no doubt people who are planning/hoping they will have enough MP's to be able to hold the balance of power and force concessions out of a Labour Party desperate enough to make deals.
I think they're wrong myself, I expect them to do better than 2017 but not well enough to be a powerbroker

 

[Proper Tidy]

Where do they take their bribe though? DUP want money for their people. The lib dems don't have people.

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