Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error- Marcus Cicero
Lib Dems- Shot in foot
Do the Liberal Democrats want to be voted? Because I previously thought that the Labour and Conservative party conferences weren't successful, but to publicly decide to raise taxes and savagely criticize the conservatives and David cameron for their actions in the economic recovery won't lead to any new voters, or any previous ones.
Utopia seems to be in Clegg's mind, and that he will get it... Somehow. Nearly all of us admit, the economy has improved, but it's not perfected. And the Lib Dems, have been a part of the coalition which has got us this far. They should appreciate that, and so to say that the best way of perfecting it is through tax rises won't win them any voters, even considering that the public have been cut enough through public spending.
One key element in their speech that particularly disgruntled me, had to be the accusations of both Labour and the Conservatives, which were based, theoretically, on stereotypes. The justification behind saying that "Labour would screw the economy" may have been true 5 years ago, but who knows what they might do next time round. Another could be said for the Conservatives "punishing the poor", correct me if I'm wrong, but after the Conservatives walked into No 10 in 2010, the poor have generally been better off economically! Their basis for these accusations have been based on traditional stereotypes from ideologies made in the early 1900's, which both parties have distanced themselves from since the 90's...
So, having ranted on about the Lib Dems, it's clear to me that all the 3 main (arguably) parties have changed their stances before the General Election next year, and none of them for the better. The worst feeling (for me) is that UKIP are the only benefactors from these conferences, which worries me...
Jordan Ifield
Utopia seems to be in Clegg's mind, and that he will get it... Somehow. Nearly all of us admit, the economy has improved, but it's not perfected. And the Lib Dems, have been a part of the coalition which has got us this far. They should appreciate that, and so to say that the best way of perfecting it is through tax rises won't win them any voters, even considering that the public have been cut enough through public spending.
One key element in their speech that particularly disgruntled me, had to be the accusations of both Labour and the Conservatives, which were based, theoretically, on stereotypes. The justification behind saying that "Labour would screw the economy" may have been true 5 years ago, but who knows what they might do next time round. Another could be said for the Conservatives "punishing the poor", correct me if I'm wrong, but after the Conservatives walked into No 10 in 2010, the poor have generally been better off economically! Their basis for these accusations have been based on traditional stereotypes from ideologies made in the early 1900's, which both parties have distanced themselves from since the 90's...
So, having ranted on about the Lib Dems, it's clear to me that all the 3 main (arguably) parties have changed their stances before the General Election next year, and none of them for the better. The worst feeling (for me) is that UKIP are the only benefactors from these conferences, which worries me...
Jordan Ifield
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