New Posts For Thread: Do the libdems deserve all the criticism.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticismReckon they are gonna lose a lot of their votes next election. Never get any good press coverage. All those years their pc of the vote never translated to a fair number of seats thanks to a lack of PR and... Jerrymandering? They get their vote ona third party which has no chance of being elected can still shape policy through their stance on key issues, causing the main parties to adapt their own manifestos to stop themselves from losing votes.a vote for a third party can also be a protest.whttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539505115#539505115a third party which has no chance of being elected can still shape policy through their stance on key issues, causing the main parties to adapt their own manifestos to stop themselves from losing votes.a vote for a third party can also be a protest.wThu, 22 May 2014 04:22:58 -0500Tuition fees was the big one -- it was not just buried on page 94 of the manifesto, it was the main plank of their campaign. Then they ditched it in the coalition talks.And finally Nick Clegg went on telly and said, almost in as many words, that youhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539504895#539504895Tuition fees was the big one -- it was not just buried on page 94 of the manifesto, it was the main plank of their campaign. Then they ditched it in the coalition talks.And finally Nick Clegg went on telly and said, almost in as many words, that youThu, 22 May 2014 03:29:01 -0500rob_dylan 21 May 14 23:12 Reckon they are gonna lose a lot of their votes next election. Was inevitable once they entered into a coalition with the Tories. I hope UKIP beat 'em !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539504843#539504843rob_dylan 21 May 14 23:12 Reckon they are gonna lose a lot of their votes next election. Was inevitable once they entered into a coalition with the Tories. I hope UKIP beat 'em !Thu, 22 May 2014 03:09:24 -0500Brown and his cronies had to go. It was a logical decision.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539501923#539501923Brown and his cronies had to go. It was a logical decision.Wed, 21 May 2014 17:39:06 -0500I put it down largely to having no papers supporting them. The tory rags just blame them for everything as a coverup for tory failings. The mirror is labour and i think the guardian will, sooner or later, inevitably, change allegiance back to labouhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539501803#539501803I put it down largely to having no papers supporting them. The tory rags just blame them for everything as a coverup for tory failings. The mirror is labour and i think the guardian will, sooner or later, inevitably, change allegiance back to labouWed, 21 May 2014 17:29:26 -0500Can't stand Clegg. Think the stick the liberals have got has gone too far. The best policies of this government have been the tax threshold and the introduction of the pupil premium. Two policies that have helped the poorest in society far more thanhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539501761#539501761Can't stand Clegg. Think the stick the liberals have got has gone too far. The best policies of this government have been the tax threshold and the introduction of the pupil premium. Two policies that have helped the poorest in society far more thanWed, 21 May 2014 17:24:16 -0500Quite so Rob, I still agree with Nick (although might get lynched for saying so).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539501673#539501673Quite so Rob, I still agree with Nick (although might get lynched for saying so).Wed, 21 May 2014 17:17:19 -0500Reckon they are gonna lose a lot of their votes next election. Never get any good press coverage. All those years their pc of the vote never translated to a fair number of seats thanks to a lack of PR and... Jerrymandering? They get their vote onhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30270101/do-the-libdems-deserve-all-the-criticism?post_id=539501625#539501625Reckon they are gonna lose a lot of their votes next election. Never get any good press coverage. All those years their pc of the vote never translated to a fair number of seats thanks to a lack of PR and... Jerrymandering? They get their vote onWed, 21 May 2014 17:12:42 -0500