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T_i_B

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6. It's worth looking at the Liberal Democrats problems...

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 09:25 AM

Oct 2017

....and understanding that as damaging as the Lib Dem involvement in the coalition was (especially on tuition fees) that is not the Liberal Democrats only underlying problem.

The need to become known for a platform that looks beyond the EU issue to appeal to people who are not as obsessed by it as myself is a major problem and one that will be an even greater issue for a new centrist party. The need for a coherent underlying philosophy is actually quite important here.

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Two cabinet ministers 'interested in new anti-Brexit party idea' (allegedly) [View all] T_i_B Aug 2017 OP

Basically, it sounds like a way to reinvent the SDP and "New Labour" Ken Burch Aug 2017 #1

This can only be refuted with hard evidence T_i_B Aug 2017 #3

I think there should be more cross-party collaboration against Brexit and other far-right ideas LeftishBrit Aug 2017 #2

And another one! T_i_B Oct 2017 #4

I saw some of Cliffe's Tweets after the flurry of activity. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #5

It's worth looking at the Liberal Democrats problems... T_i_B Oct 2017 #6

I suspect there'd be more likelihood of an immediate impact Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #7

Herding cats... T_i_B Nov 2017 #8

Indeed. Denzil_DC Nov 2017 #9