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T_i_B

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2. In addition to their serious credibility problem....

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 02:13 PM

Jul 2015

....I would agree that the Lib Dems are also suffering from a serious relevance problem.

However, I think that goes deeper than the general election drubbing. The destruction of the Lib Dems at local level over the past 5 years has also been a factor.

And the Lib Dems general election platform, which seemed to consist of the chance to keep Nick Clegg in a cushy job, with nothing being offered in return also exacerbated the Lib Dems relevance problem.

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"Not much interest" because... FBaggins Jul 2015 #1

In addition to their serious credibility problem.... T_i_B Jul 2015 #2

Who knows Anarcho-Socialist Jul 2015 #3

I don't think Corbyn will become Labour leader... LeftishBrit Jul 2015 #4

If Corbyn gets in.... T_i_B Jul 2015 #5

I think that the most likely result of a Corbyn victory is another SDP-like split. non sociopath skin Jul 2015 #6

Agreed Anarcho-Socialist Jul 2015 #7

Part of me wonders.... T_i_B Jul 2015 #8

Much was made of the UKIP encroaching on Labour territory in the Northern Heartlands .. non sociopath skin Jul 2015 #9

I think Labour lost votes to everybody other than the Lib Dems T_i_B Jul 2015 #10