tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post4997836638129700180..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Why are Liberal Democrats dismissed so readily?Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-70332042939160359122009-08-15T18:50:43.917+01:002009-08-15T18:50:43.917+01:00It is hard, as an individual, to put forward ideas...It is hard, as an individual, to put forward ideas that will address the<br />general perception of the Lib Dems.<br /><br />There are certainly things I would like to see changed in the party but<br />that is just my perspective on things and one person is hardly representative<br />of the general population.Voternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-91735718562783819312009-08-13T13:32:24.191+01:002009-08-13T13:32:24.191+01:00It's because no one believes the Lib Dems will...It's because no one believes the Lib Dems will ever be running the country and therefore they are a side-show and what they say is irrelevant. The best they can hope for is that one of the two major parties picks up their ideas and implements them - that is a measure of their success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-31624387369216683542009-08-12T19:50:34.372+01:002009-08-12T19:50:34.372+01:00Just thought I'd drop by and post a response, ...Just thought I'd drop by and post a response, if I may, in direct answer to the question.<br /><br />I don't know why the Liberal Democrats are dismissed so easily, the other political parties could actually learn a lot from the Lib-Dem POV.<br /><br />At the most recent exercise in democracy in the UK I voted Lib-Dem, why? Because my political and personal aspirations are closely aligned with there worldview? Hardly. Probably because they were the only group that wasn't selling a single issue reason to put the 'x' in the box and resorting to cheap personal or single issue campaigning tactics.<br /><br />As for the Lib-Dems becoming the 2nd party after the next general election, should we choose to become a completely secular society, I think your in with a good chance.<br /><br />I'll get off my soap box before my burly frame breaks it.Jayce Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546864700028185848noreply@blogger.com