What a dull conference the Lib Dems have had. As befits a small third party they have had little coverage having been forced off the news a number of times by events around the world.
One thing puzzles me though?
In 1996 the Lib Dems controlled 55 Councils across the country. Today they control 30! I know they are told by their campaign handbook to exagerate but are they so out of touch with reality that they believe their own press when they say the party is making advances? So for the record:
The Conservatives control 152 Councils compared with Labour's 92 and the Liberal Democrat's 30. In addition, the Conservatives have 8052 councillors, Labour has 6680, and the Liberal Democrats 4695.
In the European elections the Lib Dems came fourth and in the June local elections they lost control of more Councils than they gained. Yes, they may win Parliamentary by elections but let's have that in perspective as a couple of elections fought on the single issue of Iraq does not make a Goevernment.
What the elections in June told us was that as the Labour Government becomes unpopular the Lib Dems are beginning to lose their way in the Conservative South. The Councils where they lost control in the main they lost to Conservatives.
The Lib Dems are a protest party and if you really want to rid this country of the Labour Government then voting Lib Dem is a waste of a vote.
2 comments:
Dear Kevin,
I have heard the Liberal-Democrats have a secret weapon standing for them. I work with the guy. He is more Tory than you, and more CPA than is healthy. I do not agree with him on many things but I wish I could vote for him as he will change the council if elected.
You are writing in code I do not understand.
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