Why the lib-dems are shit

[Pickman's model]

I bet they think they can do a DUP.

No one will ever give the golden showers a billion pounds

 

[Fez909]

Kevin McNamara is Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Thurrock, Honorary Vice-President of the Young Liberals and the Liberal Democrat Campaign for Race Equality.

 

[redsquirrel]

Standing down now the prick.

Also WEP backing the LibDems in two seats (there's a surprise)

 

[Pickman's model]

Standing down now the prick.

Also WEP backing the LibDems in two seats (there's a surprise)

from your second link

i love the way the guardian puts chuka first even tho she's on the left and he's on the right

 

[brogdale]

Without comment.

 

[danny la rouge]

“Christmas due soon because Jo Swinson is the Lib Dem leader”.

 

[belboid]

and the latest candidate is....

Jo Swinson insists it is not a joke.

 

[andysays]

General election 2019: Lib Dem candidate stands down to avoid Remain vote split

The Liberal Democrat candidate in Canterbury has stood down because he feared dividing the Remain vote. Tim Walker said he was concerned standing would allow the Conservative candidate to take the seat from Labour. Mr Walker said the Lib Dems had tried to do a deal with Labour over the seat, and when that failed he made the decision himself to stand down.

Sounds pretty sensible, nothing much to criticise the LibDems for there. But here's the punchline

The Lib Dems told the BBC they will be selecting a new candidate to contest the Kent constituency...

 

[killer b]

What else are they going to do? Their election strategy rests on reassuring corbyn averse remain leaning tories they wont put Corbyn in downing street. They can't stand aside for labour anywhere (although it looks like the local party wont be campaigning for whoever is standing for them now)

 

[andysays]

What else are they going to do? Their election strategy rests on reassuring corbyn averse remain leaning tories they wont put Corbyn in downing street. They can't stand aside for labour anywhere (although it looks like the local party wont be campaigning for whoever is standing for them now)

Interesting that the story mentions attempting to reach a deal with Labour. It's not clear from the article, but I wonder if that refers to the local party rather than the national one.

 

[brogdale]

Interesting that the story mentions attempting to reach a deal with Labour. It's not clear from the article, but I wonder if that refers to the local party rather than the national one.

Pretty sure that referring to Canterbury, there.
The great thing about Walker & Canterbury LD's decision is that it completely exposes the incoherence of Swinson's 'strategy' & whichever way the national party turn she'll look bad. Either as weak & not in control of events, or as 'party before country' tribal and a facilitator of a hard brexit tory victory.
Delicious.

 

[chilango]

Their election strategy rests on reassuring corbyn averse remain leaning tories they wont put Corbyn in downing street.

That's quite a small constituency, no?

 

[killer b]

That's quite a small constituency, no?

It's obviously big enough for the Lib Dems to make it their main target for the general election.

 

[chilango]

It's obviously big enough for the Lib Dems to make it their main target for the general election.

I think they're making the classic bubble mistake of thinking that everyone is like them.

See also the consistent failure of new centrist projects.

 

[killer b]

Perhaps, but it's their strategy anyway.

 

[chilango]

Perhaps, but it's their strategy anyway.

I hope so.

 

[killer b]

this is fun.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

What else are they going to do? Their election strategy rests on reassuring corbyn averse remain leaning tories they wont put Corbyn in downing street. They can't stand aside for labour anywhere (although it looks like the local party wont be campaigning for whoever is standing for them now)

Clearly not everyone has got the memo.



Given how they've positioned themselves I suspect there may be quite a few people who had previously thought it was a party that supported Remain, rather than a party that targets Tory Remainers.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

ffs

 

[brogdale]

this is fun.

Yeats time!

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold

 

[chilango]

Clearly not everyone has got the memo.



Given how they've positioned themselves I suspect there may be quite a few people who had previously thought it was a party that supported Remain, rather than a party that targets Tory Remainers.

Yep.

They'll pick up votes from people who'd never vote Labour anyway and drive the soft progressives back into the arms of Labour.

Hopefully.

 

[killer b]

this piece from Stephen Bush goes into a little more detail on the Lib Dem strategy

The Liberal Democrats want to be the party of David Gauke, not the party of Tim Walker

 

[chilango]

this piece from Stephen Bush goes into a little more detail on the Lib Dem strategy

The Liberal Democrats want to be the party of David Gauke, not the party of Tim Walker

Good.

 

[danny la rouge]

Yeats time!

The well-known blood and soil fascist.

 

[brogdale]

The well-known blood and soil fascist.

Blut und Boden

 

[danny la rouge]

Blut und Boden

Tread softly, you are treading on my volk.

 

[SpackleFrog]

That's quite a small constituency, no?

It's quite a small constituency nationally, but not in parts of London or the South East.

 

[Pickman's model]

i for one look forward to the day this thread is retitled 'why the lib dems were shit'

 

[brogdale]

Yep.

They'll pick up votes from people who'd never vote Labour anyway and drive the soft progressives back into the arms of Labour.

Hopefully.

Quite an amusing challenge...can anyone on here remember such a scenario?

 

[SpookyFrank]

... and he's on the right

No change there then etc.