Why the lib-dems are shit

[steeplejack]

Jo Swinson rapidly losing control of this narrative.

Good.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

 

[brogdale]

Sounds...er...a little illiberal and not very democratic?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I mean most parties just dump their candidates when they turn out to be massive racists or something (and they can't just ignore it). We've moved to a new level now.

 

[brogdale]

I mean most parties just dump their candidates when they turn out to be massive racists or something (and they can't just ignore it). We've moved to a new level now.

How to motivate the local activist base, eh?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

How to motivate the local activist base, eh?

Can't be too strict when purging the enemies of the yellow revolution.

 

[brogdale]

Can't be too strict when purging the enemies of the yellow revolution.

The Swinsonist purge.

 

[killer b]

It's not unreasonable to drop a candidate if they've just been on national telly urging people to vote for a different party tbf. Still funny as fuck mind.

 

[Marty1]

Wera Hobhouse comes across badly whilst banging on about climate change and flooding.

 

[SpineyNorman]

I'd like to see a fight to the death between Marty1 and Dontrooomp, I think that would be entertaining. Then the winner gets executed for murder.

 

[butchersapron]

New evidence that LibDems sold voter data for £100,000 held back till after election

ew evidence which confirms that the Liberal Democrats sold voter data to the Remain campaign in 2016 for almost £100,000 is being withheld from public scrutiny by the UK's information watchdog, openDemocracy has learned.

A report in 2018 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had obtained evidence that the Liberal Democrats sold the personal data of its party members to the Britain Stronger In Europe (BSiE) campaign ahead of the Brexit referendum. The party insisted it only shared publicly available electoral register data that had been “enhanced”, but not private membership information.

openDemocracy has seen the evidence held by the ICO for over a year. In official Liberal Democrat documents that have been examined and validated by the data watchdog, the 2016 income of the party specifically identifies both “data services sale” and “data services fees” worth almost £100,000 which occurred during the lengthy EU referendum campaign

 

[JimW]

New evidence that LibDems sold voter data for £100,000 held back till after election

ew evidence which confirms that the Liberal Democrats sold voter data to the Remain campaign in 2016 for almost £100,000 is being withheld from public scrutiny by the UK's information watchdog, openDemocracy has learned.

A report in 2018 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had obtained evidence that the Liberal Democrats sold the personal data of its party members to the Britain Stronger In Europe (BSiE) campaign ahead of the Brexit referendum. The party insisted it only shared publicly available electoral register data that had been “enhanced”, but not private membership information.

openDemocracy has seen the evidence held by the ICO for over a year. In official Liberal Democrat documents that have been examined and validated by the data watchdog, the 2016 income of the party specifically identifies both “data services sale” and “data services fees” worth almost £100,000 which occurred during the lengthy EU referendum campaign

Only shared publicly available information but it was worth 100 grand. Oh aye.

 

[teqniq]

What the fuck.

 

[Proper Tidy]

They really are scum, a different sort of scum to tories but in some ways worse, absolute scum

 

[redsquirrel]

They really are scum, a different sort of scum to tories but in some ways worse, absolute scum

At least you know where you are with Tories, these slime want to pretend they're all lovely and progressive but they are every bit as dedicated to inequality as any Conservative.

 

[butchersapron]

Their party name on the ballot paper is going to be The Liberal Democrats - To Stop Brexit

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Not 'Jo Swinson's Liberal Democrats'? I thought they were onto a winner with that one.

 

[butchersapron]

Austerity forever has a nice ring to it.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Their party name on the ballot paper is going to be The Liberal Democrats - To Stop Brexit

Is this real? I hope it's real

 

[butchersapron]

Is this real? I hope it's real

It is, it's was in the new european 'paper' but i don't want to link to that.

 

[Proper Tidy]

It's glorious. Democrats - to stop a referendum to leave the most undemocratic structure outside of DPRK. Brilliant.

 

[agricola]

From a few days ago, but still this is pretty shameful from Sam Gyimah:

He told The Independent: “Clearly we know now that this was essentially a candle that people were living in, and that is why this horrific tragedy happened. We’ve got to deal with it, and I will be reaching out to the communities, but we’ve got to be very careful that Grenfell is not just part of the party political knockabout. It’s one of those issues that should be above party politics and about the people and their families rather than being part of the culture war that is happening.”


He continued: “If you look at the Phase One report [of the official inquiry into the disaster], which is a very bleak assessment, there are many things that went wrong. By the way, Emma Dent Coad was on the council and was part of all the discussions that went on in terms of the cladding.

“If we’re going to get into the blame game I think this is a very complicated one and to say ‘Oh the cause is Tory government’ [is wrong]. The council is responsible and there are Labour councillors on there that could of stopped some of the decisions and didn’t.”

 

[SpackleFrog]

From a few days ago, but still this is pretty shameful from Sam Gyimah:

EDC has had anonymous death threats since he said that.

 

[teqniq]

Further to the above:

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Loved by the CBI = a guaranteed shit.

Jo Swinson gets best reception at CBI for Lib Dems' pro-EU stance

 

[cupid_stunt]

Latest election news as Lib Dems and SNP lose court battle over ITV debate snub

Fucking good.

 

[brogdale]

Latest election news as Lib Dems and SNP lose court battle over ITV debate snub

Fucking good.

Minor parties can fuck off.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Minor parties can fuck off.

In a debate between potential PMs, yes.

 

[killer b]

How's that electoral strategy of running as Jo Swinson's Liberal Democrats working out then?

Oh.

 

[cupid_stunt]