Her feeling of defiance had reached such a pitch that she preferred that no one should understand. She was content to be justified by the impassioned sincerity of her desires.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – All the Sad Young Men (1926)
Lib Dem members defy leadership on housing target
Liberal Democrat members have defied the party leadership by voting to keep the party's housebuilding target for England.
Party bosses had wanted to shelve the 380,000 annual target, arguing it had failed to deliver necessary new homes.
But members backed a motion from younger activists to keep it at the party's conference in Bournemouth.
In an impassioned debate, the activists said ditching an overall target risked alienating younger voters.
It's not dissimilar to playing poker with buttons. Those younger activists want to play with more buttons. Oh well - it passes the time and there are no real consequences. Hence the impassioned debate, it's what Lib Dems do.
Liberal Democrat members have defied the party leadership by voting to keep the party's housebuilding target for England.
Party bosses had wanted to shelve the 380,000 annual target, arguing it had failed to deliver necessary new homes.
But members backed a motion from younger activists to keep it at the party's conference in Bournemouth.
In an impassioned debate, the activists said ditching an overall target risked alienating younger voters.
It's not dissimilar to playing poker with buttons. Those younger activists want to play with more buttons. Oh well - it passes the time and there are no real consequences. Hence the impassioned debate, it's what Lib Dems do.
4 comments:
It could all get very relevant if Rishi doesn't lose badly enough, though. These rather exotic ideologues could end up holding the balance of power.
Sam - they could hold the balance of power, but it all feels like a poisoned chalice with an extra shot of poison and poisoned sprinkles on top. Net Zero, HS2, the economy, boat people, the NHS, crumbling roads and so on and so on. Firefighting from day one seems likely.
The word "activist" is used too much and has ceased to have much meaning.
Like "ultimate".
Doonhamer - I like "activist" as describing a slightly over the top allegiance. It also offers the chance to use "inactivist" at some point.
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