05 January 2007

Lib Dems Are A Rabble

I like many Lib Dems. For a start all the Lib Dems I link to on my sidebar seem like great guys - sure a bit more Liberal than me, but you'd expect that wouldn't you? Personally, I believe that the Conservative Party is a great place for freedom-loving individuals, but I'm sure some will beg to differ.

Squeezed between Left and Right, the Lib Dems are a Darwinian response to being the third party in a FPTP system - undoubtedly a brilliant electoral machine. To survive, they are generally disciplined, work closely with local communities cobbling support from a diverse range of sources and market themselves excellently.

Are feminists, homosexuals, anti-war Muslims, students, libertarians, apolitical people able to form around one big idea? Probably not and under both Kennedy and Campbell there has been no clear vision - I think it's a deliberate policy to avoid internal dissent. But, sometimes arguments caused by the underlying differences in values/ideology of the various factions of any party will rear their head.

Party discipline can only go so far. If you want to see what I mean, check this extraordinary comment at Coming Out From Under (good blog) which was taken from a post at Iain Dale's. Now ex-Lib Dem Susanne Lamido (pictured) from Islington describes herself on her site as a "tough, blonde cookie having her say". So for the full story as it develops, go to Suz's blog. It simply has to be a daily read. Good on you Suz for speaking your mind. Dearie me Lib Dems.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'd no idea the libby demis had should good looking wenches.

Praguetory said...

Er... she's left. Comparing that comment to your previous erudite postings I'd conclude that you're on the pop?

Anonymous said...

For those who like an older women she's not bad

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