An Unfortunate Misunderstanding

[poliphilo]

"There were some people, particularly around the height of the Iraq war, who gave up on the Labour Party and turned to the Liberal Democrats as a sort of left-wing conscience of the Labour Party.  I totally understand that some of these people are not happy with what the Lib Dems are doing in coalition with the Conservatives. The Lib Dems never were and aren't a receptacle for left-wing dissatisfaction with the Labour Party. There is no future for that; there never was."  

                                                                     Nick Clegg.

I was one of those people. More fool me. I just wish Nick Clegg had told me all this a little earlier. That way I wouldn't have embarrassed either of us by giving him my unwanted support.

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[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

The big question remains, though, "where else is there to go?" None of the Labour leadership hopefuls (save Diane, who won't win) fill me with confidence. Truth be known I'm hoping for a split in the LibDems by which we can divest ourself of Clegg, Alexander and the other "market" liberals.

That way I wouldn't have embarrassed either of us by giving him my unwanted support.

If any good was to come out of that, at least it meant you didn't vote for the racist Woolas, a man manifestly unfit for the party of Bevan and Keir Hardie.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Woolas won anyway- though I suppose he may yet be unseated, which would be fun.