tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post6604713325401312201..comments2023-05-27T10:29:17.441+01:00Comments on Little's Log: Sir Ming was "shafted by a complete shower of shits": LibDem MPAntonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09165606568016036829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-9873343998423547082007-11-07T22:49:00.000+00:002007-11-07T22:49:00.000+00:00I think we are assuming that the Lib Dems have the...I think we are assuming that the Lib Dems have the capacity to look at the big picture. This is perhaps asking a lot when you consider the history of centre politics over the past 20,30,40 even years? - short term opportunism reigns.<BR/><BR/>However, the Libs do have to consider their key seats strategy. This is considering their success in picking up seats in the past even with a flat or declining national result. The key question is how they hold seats against the Tories. In electoral analysis they have the choice of looking to gain single votes by appealing to Labour tactical or double by looking for Tory switchers/swing voters. In the present climate the former is the lower risk strategy.<BR/><BR/>The Tories will need to devise a strategy quickly on how to deal with the new Lib Dem leader. The instinct will be to go in hard as they need to regain seats. However, the risk is always of displacing votes to Labour nationally.<BR/><BR/>These are interesting timesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-28691090251849668552007-10-15T23:20:00.000+01:002007-10-15T23:20:00.000+01:00I totally agree, too late for the Lib Dems. If the...I totally agree, too late for the Lib Dems. If they have any medium term tactical sense they will tack to the left. If they go for a rightist type I think the danger is that the left will peel off completely and the right will decide to go for the real thing rather than an imitation with statist tendencies.James Burdetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023338351348066767noreply@blogger.com