More tears are shed over answered tears than unanswered ones- Mother Teresa

Lib Dems- Desperate Times

Dear... Oh dear.... Implosion imminent. Not only did I forget to update my blog over the festive period, but the Lib Dems have now passed the line of "no return". Simon Hughes, former Deputy Leader of the Lib Dems, has stepped into the thick mist of this years' General Election, as he says that the party will go in a coalition with any party, starting with the largest party, with no specific preferences....Talk about begging.

Not too long ago, I predicted that the Lib Dems would implode. They just seem to have so much less support since their coalition with the Conservatives has started, seeking criticism from their lack of involvement/strength and poor policies. All are debatable, but are agreeable with the vast masses, even by Liberal Democrats. So when Mr Hughes, over in the dark corners of the Lib Dem trash zone, steps in and implies that they've already lost, the laughing stock is on. During the run up to the 2010 General Election, many saw the Lib Dems, and Nick Clegg as a fresh alternative to David Cameron, without any Labour nonsense too. But as always with the Lib Dems in General Elections, they fell hard and only just about clinched a coalition. So now that their popularity is as low as their common sense, they are surely expected to flop. And with them expecting a coalition, and UKIP currently beating them in opinion polls, I don't think they'll even achieve that.

"We will work as we did this time with any other coalition partner because the national interest has to come first." - Simon Hughes, when the reality sank in

The two most likely competitors for a "coalition".... God Help Us

Much of the problem is his, as quote "third party" label for the Lib Dems, which just isn't justifiable any more. The uprise of UKIP and the SNP (to name a few) have at least some contention now for the label "third party", and I wouldn't be surprised if any of these 3 parties challenged for a role in a coalition. Nigel Farage and Nicola Sturgeon are more strong willed and passionate than Nick Clegg, and can actually stand up to some scrutiny. At this current moment of time, Clegg and the Lib Dems are behind UKIP, as I said earlier, and whilst I'm certainly no UKIP supporter, I can see why. The Lib Dems have only, as far as I can see, made one successful policy in school meals. And then to lose a lot of credibility in the university "promise" and the contradiction created through it to their "broken promises" propaganda. Could it get any worse? Oh yeah, they've done nothing else. Better?

Jordan Ifield (sorry for the lack of posts, I'll make up for it)