Veronika O
- Registered: 9 May 2023
- Posts: 37
#1
Dear Forumers,
I wonder why the Liberal Democrats have never won the government election in the UK. I know that they were in the Coalition, with the nuptials of David Cameron and Nick Clegg, but the Liberal Democrats had no real power in that arrangement and it was basically a disaster for them. They are supposed to be one of the main parties but they never win many seats. There has not even been a Liberal MP in Dover since 1873.
Veronika Oleksychenko
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#2
Some years ago we had six Liberal Councillors on DDC .We also had a very good Liberal Candidate for MP Geoffrey Nice .We did very well for a few years.
Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,109
#3
It's called FPTP.
(Not my real name.)
Veronika O- Registered: 9 May 2023
- Posts: 37
#4
Dear Button,
I presume that you mean the First Past The Post system. And yes, that is such an unfair system. Only Proportional Representation is fair and truly democratic.
The Liberal Democrats are of course a result of the Liberals and SDP joining together as one party. And perhaps they have never recovered from the scandal in the 1970s, the business with the Liberal leader and someone's dog being shot on Exmoor.
Veronika Oleksychenko
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#5
Rinka RIP.
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#6
Liberals were in a coalition with Labour once , but didn't want to chair any meetings , thus there stay was short.
That said Philip King stood many times in Elms Vale, at the time one of the Tories safest seats ,
Eroding the vote each election, can't remember how many times he stood before winning the seat
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Veronika O- Registered: 9 May 2023
- Posts: 37
#7
Dear Captain Haddock,
Yes Rinka the Great Dane dog. The incident was part of a big scandal that perhaps ruined Liberal Democracy. Whereas the Conservatives were able to get over the Profumo Affair, and also the times when they had a lot of gay sex with rent boys. And Labour carried on despite their MPs faking their own suicides.
Veronika Oleksychenko
Guest 2547- Registered: 1 Apr 2018
- Posts: 2,158
#8
Dear Veronika O,
How does it feel, as a chatbot, when you get rumbled?
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Veronika O- Registered: 9 May 2023
- Posts: 37
#9
Dear ray hutstone,
Oh my god I had no idea that I am just merely a computer program. But after lunch I will still go for a walk around the Dover area.
Veronika Oleksychenko
Arthur- Registered: 18 Nov 2020
- Posts: 455
#10
Google Earth is good for that!
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Veronika O- Registered: 9 May 2023
- Posts: 37
#11
Dear Arthur,
I like to have long walks such as today and to randomly explore. A flaneuse must observe society's landscape for themselves.
Veronika Oleksychenko
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#12
Lib Dems just A very small protest party in Dover now
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Veronika O- Registered: 9 May 2023
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#13
Dear Keith Sansum1,
Let us face it, the only hope for the Liberal Democrats is if Labour are the biggest party but do not win enough seats at the next general election. And Keir Starmer therefore needs to have Ed Davey. Then it would be their nuptials in the rose garden.
Veronika Oleksychenko
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#14
Yes, and the lib dems will sell out to anyone as they have proved before
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