Local elections 2022: Signs of a Lib Dem revival may worry Tory MPs more than Labour's gains in London
As Tories gear up for a by-election in the Devon seat of the disgraced former MP Neil Parish, it may be the threat of a growing Lib Dem support that gets Tory MPs' nerves jangling rather than events in London.
The threat of a growing Lib Dem support may owe something to a suspicion that it doesn't make much difference which of the major parties is awarded the poisoned chalice. Maybe Labour harbours more fools and more malice but...
Net Zero, no bonfire of the quangos, no hard-nosed dismissal of political correctness, no alternatives to the pandemic debacle, no NHS reform and so on and so on. It has become very easy to understand why people don't vote.
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"Maybe Labour harbours more fools and more malice but..."
...but even they didn't stand on a manifesto promise to simply ignore the biggest and clearest mandate ever established in UK political history. Which is exactly what the Illiberal Antidemocrats did.
Sam - good point. I'd never vote Lib Dem, but to my mind it has become much easier to see why people do. The Lib Dems are less half-hearted about political standpoints the Tories shouldn't share but unfortunately do. Even with a big majority, the Conservatives seems to have no intention of becoming conservative.
For the moment I'm enjoying the music hall aspect of politics.
Will Sir Kneel Starmer have to resign? Presumably not but at least he's got people talking about him. Which is a rarity.
Victory for the Uniparty, break out the champas.
dearieme - I feel I ought to take politics seriously, but the music hall aspect is enjoyable. If only Sir Kneel would do his kneeling act again, but I'm sure he won't.
James - but not during lockdown when phone cameras might be on.
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